Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued heavy rainfall warning in the coastal districts of Odisha as a low-pressure area is set to form over the Bay of Bengal within 12 hours.
The IMD said in a mid-day bulletin that a cyclonic circulation, lying over central Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood, will turn into a low-pressure area over the same region within 12 hours. Under its influence, heavy rainfall will lash most parts of coastal districts, especially south coastal districts, with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places. Heavy rainfall will continue till the morning of October 23.
Apart from coastal districts, there will be light to moderate rainfall in remaining parts of the state during the period.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into deep sea area of central Bay of Bengal till October 22 as squally weather with strong surface wind speed, reaching 40-50 kmph, will make the sea condition rough to very rough.
IMD has issued yellow and orange warning in following districts:
October 19
Yellow warning
Heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati and Ganjam.
Thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput and Rayagada.
October 20
Yellow warning
Heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada.
October 21
Orange warning
Heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam and Puri.
Yellow warning
Heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore.
October 22
Yellow warning
Heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Gajapati and Kendrapada.
