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The people in several parts of Odisha are now on tenterhooks following the formation of another low pressure area over northeast and adjoining areas of east-central Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh & Myanmar coasts today.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra today said that the low pressure area is likely to become well-marked today and concentrate into depression by tomorrow. The depression will lay over North Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts. According to Mohapatra, heavy rainfall is likely to occur in several parts of Odisha on August 19 and 20.
“It will move in west-north-west direction and reach Gangetic West Bengal, north Odisha, Jharkhand, north Chhattisgarh and under its influence, coastal Odisha and West Bengal will experience rainfall activities from today,” said Mohapatra.
IMD DG further informed that moderate to heavy rainfall and very heavy rainfall at isolated parts of the state is likely tomorrow (August 19).
Odisha is currently witnessing flood in Mahanadi river following heavy rainfall.
Forecast & Warnings:
Day-1(Valid upto 0830 Hrs IST of 19.08.22)
Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Puri.
Day-2 (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 19.08.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 20.08.22)
Red warning (Take action): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls (>20cm) very likely to occur over the districts of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Orange warning (Be prepared): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Jajpur, Balasore, and Bhadrak.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khordha, and Puri.
Day-3(Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 20.08.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 21.08.22 )
Orange warning (Be prepared): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur and Bolangir.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Angul, Boudh, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Nawarangpur and Dhenkanal.
