Bhubaneswar: After a hot and humid weak, Odisha is likely to experience heavy rainfall till September 10, the India Meteorological Department informed on Tuesday.
According to the midday bulletin, the intensity of rain increased on Tuesday with heavy rainfall and lightning at some places in the state and this weather condition will continue for the another five days. Yellow warning for very heavy rain, which is likely to be triggered by the possible formation of low pressure over the west-central Bay of Bengal in a couple of days, has also been issued for some districts during this period.
“A cyclonic circulation likely to form over east-central Bay of Bengal around September 7. Under its influence, low pressure is likely to form over west-central Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 48 hours,” the IMD said.
While some South Odisha districts will experience heavy rain till September 7, very heavy rainfall is likely till September 10.
The MeT office issued a warning for very heavy rainfall in Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Koraput, Rayagada from 8.30 am of September 8 till 8.30 am of September 9 and then for Nabarangpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Rayagada from 8.30 am of September 9 till 8.30 am of September 10.
Likewise, heavy to very heavy rainfall warning has been issued to Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Nuapada from 8.30 am of September 10 till 8.30 am of September 11.
