Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area is likely to form over central parts of Bay of Bengal during the next 12 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Tuesday evening.
“An upper air cyclonic circulation lay over east central Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood. Under it influence a low-pressure area is likely to form over central parts of Bay of Bengal during the next 12 hours,” it said.
The system is likely to move west northwestwards and intensify into a Depression over west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal by October 2. “It is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards and cross south Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coasts around morning hours of October 3,” it added.
Under its influence, the intensity of rainfall is likely to increase over South Odisha from October 1 onward, coinciding with the Durga Puja celebrations, potentially affecting festive outdoor events and travel plans.
On October 1, heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph may occur at one or two places in the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Kandhamal. Thunderstorm along with lightning andgusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
The weather agency has issued an orange warning of heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph for one or two places in the districts of Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Kandhamal on October 2.
Heavy rain along with thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40- 50 kmph may also occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh and Cuttack.
There is also a warning of thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph for Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur. Thunderstorm/lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may also occur at one or two places in Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul and Dhenkanal districts.
On October 3, heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may continue at one or two places in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts. Thunderstorm along with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Angul and Dhenkanal.
Though there is no heavy rain warning on October 4, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph vmay continues at one or two places in the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Squally wind speed reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph may along & off Odisha coasts and over North and Central Bay of Bengal during from October 1-4, it added.