Low Pressure Forms Over WB, North Odisha; IMD Issues Orange Warning For Heavy Rain

At a time when several parts of Odisha are experiencing rain and thunderstorm activities for the past couple of days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that a fresh low pressure area has formed over West Bengal and North-Odisha.

As per IMD, the low pressure has been formed under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal and neighbourhood.

“A Low Pressure area has formed over West Bengal and adjoining north -Odisha and associated cyclonic circulation extends upto 5.8 km above mean sea level,” tweeted IMD’s Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar.

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It is pertinent to mention here that several parts of Odisha are experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall under the influence of a low pressure area which had formed over the Bay of Bengal on October 14, 2021.

On Sunday, the IMD had predicted that the rain and thunderstorm activities will continue at several parts of Odisha till October 22, 2021.

Under the influence of #CyclonicCirculation over Gangetic West Bengal & neighbourhood, a #LowPressureArea has formed over West Bengal & adjoining #north -#Odisha and associated cyclonic circulation extends upto 5.8 km above mean sea level. pic.twitter.com/cyixlYywqJ

— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) October 18, 2021

Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for next four days:

Day-1 (valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 19.10.2021)

Orange Warning (To be prepared): Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore.

Yellow Warning(To be updated): Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur. Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal.

Day-2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 19.10.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 20.10.2021)

Yellow Warning(To be updated): Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore.

Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha, Puri, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Angul.

Day-3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 20.10.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 21.10.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of North Coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.

Day-4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 21.10.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 22.10.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore