Cyclone Dana Weakens Into Well Marked Low Pressure, Rain To Continue In Odisha Today

Bhubaneswar: The severe cyclonic storm Dana, which made landfall in Odisha, has weakened into a well-marked low-pressure over northern parts of the state, the latest update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

As per the IMD, the well-marked low pressure is likely to weaken further during the next 12 hours. The system weakened into a deep depression and later a depression after making landfall at Habalikhati Nature Camp in Bhitarkanika as a severe cyclonic storm in the early hours of Friday.

The depression (remnant of severe cyclonic storm “DANA”) over north Odisha moved slightly westwards during the past 6 hours and weakened into a well-marked low pressure area over the same region. It is likely to weaken further and become insignificant during the next 12 hours, the weather agency said in a latest bulletin.

Under the system’s impact, the districts, including Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore, Jajpur, and Mayurbhanj, have received heavy rainfall. Rain is likely to continue in several parts of the state under the influence of the cyclonic system.

Rain may also occur at isolated places in Jajpur, Kendrapada, Dhenkanal, Cuttack. Yellow warning of heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) was issued for isolated places in Angul, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Nayagarh and Puri districts on October 26.