Low Pressure Forms Over Bay Off Odisha Coast; Heavy Rain To Lash Bhubaneswar Today

Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area has formed over Northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Friday (June 28).

The system is likely to move northwestwards during next 2 days and under its influence, Odisha may continue to experience heavy to very heavy rain till June 30. “Odisha is very likely to get isolated heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) on June 28-29.”

The weather agency has issued yellow warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places in Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Jajpur, Kendrapada and Bhadrak on June 28. Heavy rain may also lash Khurda, Puri, Balasore, Jajpur, Cuttack, Balangir, Nuapada, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Koraput. There is also a warning for thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Balangir, Sonepur and Boudh.

Bhubaneswar is likely to experience cloudy sky with heavy rain.

On June 29, heavy to very heavy rain may occur at one or two places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts. Heavy rain is also likely in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Deogarh, Angul and Dhenkanal.

Heavy rainfall may continue at one or two places in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh and Keonjhar districts during the subsequent 24 hours.

The IMD has warned of squally weather with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40 to 50 kmph over northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast till June 30. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into sea off Odisha coast and northwest Bay of Bengal during this period.

While there are no further weather warnings, light to moderate rain may occur at several places in the state till July 4, it added.

During the last 24 hours, Odisha saw fairly wide-spread rainfall activity with very heavy rainfall at one or two places in Koraput and heavy rainfall at one or two places in Dhenkanal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Khurda, Rayagada and Jajpur districts.

Chief amount of rainfall recorded in cms

Jeypore (Koraput) 12, Nandapur (Koraput) 11, Bhuban (Dhenkanal) 11, Malkangiri (Malkangiri) 9, Bolagarh (Khurda) 8, Gunupur (Rayagada) 7, Jatni (Khurda) 7, Chitrakunda K Guma (Malkangiri) 7, Jenapur (Jajpur) 7, Kolnara (Rayagada) 6, Khordha Pto (Khurda) 6, Pottangi (Koraput) 6, Padia (Malkangiri) 6, Junagarh (Kalahandi) 6, Tentulikhunti (Nabarangpur) 6