Deep Depression: High wind speed in these Odisha districts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in different parts of Odisha under the influence of the deep depression which is very likely to cross West Bengal and Odisha coasts between Balasore and Sagar Islands today.

The IMD has issued a ‘red warning’ for heavy rainfall in four Odisha districts- Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj. The alert will remain valid till August 20 (0830 hours).

Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph is likely to prevail from noon till midnight of today over North Bay of Bengal and along & off Odisha coast, said IMD. The wind speed will gradually decrease becoming 45-55 kmph gusting 65 kmph by tomorrow morning over the same region and 35-45 kmph gusting 55 kmph by evening tomorrow.

District Wise Wind Speed:

August 19:

Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj: Squally wind speed reaching 50 to 60kmph gusting to 70kmph

Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Puri, Khordha, Ganjam, and Keonjhar: Squally wind speed reaching 40 to 50kmph gusting to 60kmph

Dhenkanal, Nayagarh and Gajapati: Squally wind speed reaching 30 to 40kmph gusting to 50kmph

August 20

Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Ganjam, Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj: Squally wind speed reaching 40 to 50kmph gusting to 60kmph

Jajpur, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Khurda, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh and Jharsuguda: Squally wind speed reaching 30 to 40kmph Gusting to 50kmph