Bhubaneswar: Amid rain fury unleashed in Odisha by cyclone Arnab, a fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the south Andaman Sea in next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.
The weather system is expected to develop under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation persisting over the south Andaman Sea and neighbourhood, extending up to 5.8 km above mean sea level.
However, no clear forecast has been made about the future course of the new system. While most ensemble and artificial intelligence-based models indicate that the circulation will move north-westwards and weaken within the next two days, the Global Forecast System (GFS) group of models suggest further intensification.
Meanwhile, several parts of Odisha continued to be battered by widespread rainfall of varied intensity under the influence of Cyclone ‘Arnab’.
In its weather bulletin, the IMD has issued a red warning of heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rain in some places of the districts of Nabarangapur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam in next 24 hours.
This apart, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind with wind speed reaching 60-80 kmph gusting to 90 Kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nabarangapur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam.
Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 Kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Baragada, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kandhamala, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
A yellow warning of heavy rain has been sounded in the districts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Debagada. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 Kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Debagada.
On October 29-30, an orange warning of heavy to very heavy rain has been issued for the districts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda and Baragada. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 Kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada.
This apart, a yellow warning has been issued for heavy rainfall in the districts of Baleshwar, Sambalpur, Debagada, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Subarnapur, Nuapada, Balangir. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 Kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Baleshwar, Sambalpur, Debagada, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Subarnapur, Nuapada, Balangir.