Depression Over Bay May Trigger Heavy Rain In Odisha; IMD Issues Yellow Alert For 2 Days

Bhubaneswar: Some places in Odisha are likely to experience heavy rain on November 16 under the influence of a possible low pressure, which is likely to intensify into a depression over Westcentral Bay of Bengal the same day, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre informed on Monday.

“A low-pressure area is likely to form over Southeast Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours. It is likely to move west northwestwards and intensify into a depression over Westcentral Bay of Bengal around November 16,” according to the midday bulletin.

While dry weather will prevail till November 14, light to moderate rain will resume on November 15 and the intensity of downpour will increase on November 16. The weather agency has issued yellow warning for November 16 and 17.

NOVEMBER 15

Light to moderate rain/thundershower may occur at a few places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and at one or two places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Khurda and Cuttack districts

NOVEMBER 16

Yellow warning of heavy rain issued for one or two places in Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kendrapada, Bhadrak and Cuttack districts. Thunderstorm with lightning may occur at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Dhenkanal and Mayurbhanj.

Light to moderate rain/thundershower is also likely at many places places in Ganjam, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Bhadrak and at a few places in rest districts of coastal Odisha, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal and at one or two places in Keonjhar, Angul, Boudh, Malkangiri and Koraput.

NOVEMBER 17

Yellow warning of thunderstorm with lightning issued for one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Puri and Dhenkanal.

Light to moderate rain/thundershower also likely at many places in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and at a few places in Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Angul, Puri and at one or two places in Boudh, Sundargarh, Ganjam, Deogarh, Khurda and Nayagarh.

NOVEMBER 18

Light to moderate rain/ thundershower may occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts.

Dry weather will prevail thereafter. There will also be no large change in the minimum temperature at many places in the state during next 4-5 days, it added.

Fishermen warning

Andaman Sea on November 13-14

Southwest Bay of Bengal along & off Tamil Nadu-Sri Lanka coasts on November 13-14

Gulf of Mannar and Comorin Area on November 13-14

Southeast Bay of Bengal on November 14-15

Westcentral Bay of Bengal during November 15-17

Eastcentral Bay of Bengal on November 15-16

North Bay of Bengal on November 17