IMD issues red alert for heavy rainfall in Odisha districts; latest updates on depression

Incessant rainfall activity will continue in several parts of Odisha in the next 24 hours, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday.

As per IMD, the well marked low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal off North Odisha and West Bengal coasts concentrated into a depression. It is very likely to move west northwestwards and cross West Bengal and adjoining north Odisha coasts close to Digha by today evening.

The system is very likely to continue to move west northwestwards and maintain the intensity of depression during next 24 hours, said IMD.

The Met department has issued ‘Red Warning’ for heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha.

The Odisha government today put Collectors of several districts on alert in view of the medium-scale flood in Mahanadi. The peak floodwater is expected to pass through Mundali tomorrow.

Weather Forecast: Day-1(Valid up to 0830 Hrs IST of 15.08.22

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 Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Sonepur, Bargarh, Angul, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Sundargarh.

Orange warning (Be action): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Boudh, Dhenkanal, and Mayurbhanj.

Day-2 (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 15.08.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 16.08.2022 )

Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh and Nuapada.