Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal intensified and became well marked on Wednesday, triggering heavy to very heavy rain in many parts of Odisha.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal became well marked over the same region at 5.30 am.
It is likely to move west-north-westwards across the state during next 24 hours.
Under its influence, rainfall of varied intensity together with thunderstorm may lash different districts of Odisha up to the morning of September 7.
While many parts of the state have already been experiencing heavy downpour, the IMD has issued an orange warning for Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Sambalpur districts for the next 24 hours.
Heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may occur in these districts during the period.
Similarly, yellow warning of heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph was issued for the districts of Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Koraput, Balangir, and Nuapada during the period.
Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, and Malkangiri.
As squally weather prevailed and sea conditions remained rough, fishermen have been advised not to venture into North and West-central Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha coast and deep sea area of North and West-central Bay of Bengal till Wednesday.