Bhubaneswar: The severe cyclonic storm Montha is expected to make landfall around Kakinada on the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam on Tuesday evening,
At 5.30 am, the storm was approximately 190 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam, 270 km south-southeast of Kakinada, 340 km south-southwest of Visakhapatnam (all in Andhra Pradesh), and 550 km south-southwest of Gopalpur in Odisha.
Montha is likely to bring sustained winds blowing at 90 to 100 kmph, gusting up to 110 kmph, and trigger heavy rainfall in Odisha coast for two days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange warning for the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Balangir and Sonepur on October 28-29.
The state capital of Bhubaneswar has been experience ehavy rain since last night.
Rain Warning
Oct 28
Red warning : Scattered heavy to very heavy falls (7 to 20cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) may occur at isolated places in the districts of Malakangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajpati and Ganjam.
Orange warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is also likely at isolated places in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhmal, Nayagarh, Khurda, and Puri.
Yellow warning: Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) may occur at isolated places in the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Nuapada, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, and Bargarh.
Oct 29
Red warning: Scattered heavy to very heavy falls (7 to 20cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) may continue at isolated places in the districts of Malakangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Rayagada.
Orange warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) may occur at isolated places in Nuapada, Balangir, Kandhamal and Gajapati.
Yellow warning; Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is also likely at isolated places in the districts of Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Keonjhar Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Boudh, Sambalpur, Sonepur and Bargarh.
Oct 30
Yellow warning: Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) may occur at isolated places in the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Wind Warning
Squally weather with wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is prevailing along & off south Odisha coast. It is likely to increase, becoming gale wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph from October 28 evening to early hours of October 29. Wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph may continue along and off south Odisha coast till October 29 evening and decrease gradually thereafter.
Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph may prevail along and off north Odisha coast from October 28 evening till early hours of October 29 and 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph till October 29 evening, and decrease gradually thereafter.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea till October 29, and ports have been asked to hoist warning signals.
