Deep Depression update: IMD issues red warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Odisha districts

A day after heavy rainfall activities threw normal life out of gear in several parts of Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that the rainfall activities will continue in the coming days.

As per IMD, yesterday’s well-marked low pressure area over central parts of the north Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a depression. The system is about 160 km southeast of Khepura (Bangladesh) and 400 km east-southeast of Digha (West Bengal).Moreover, the system has intensified into deep depression today.

The IMD has issued a ‘Red Warning’ for heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha.

Weather Forecast And Warning

Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 Hrs IST of 2.08.23)

Red Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) at a few places with isolated extremely heavy rainfall is very likely to occur over the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

Orange Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Sundargarh, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri and Balasore.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 2.08.23 to 0830 Hrs IST of 3.08.23)

Red Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) very likely to occur at a few places with isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Bolangir and Sambalpur.

Orange Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall ( 7 to 20 cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi and Kandhamal.