The Special Relief Commissioner of Odisha has alerted 13 collectors to prepare for heavy rainfall and potential floods due to a low-pressure area formed over the North Bay of Bengal.
As per IMD, the associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting south-westwards with height.
The depression over the Bay of Bengal near Odisha's Chilika Lake, moving west-northwest at 3 kmph, is expected to weaken in 24 hours, says IMD. Heavy rainfall is forecasted for various districts across Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
The weather department has issued an orange warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts of Odisha in the next three to four days.
A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal, prompting IMD to predict heavy rainfall in Odisha. Another low-pressure system is expected around July 19. Fishermen are advised against venturing into the sea due to squally weather conditions.
Odisha is set to experience heavy rains and gusty winds up to 80 kmph due to a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal on May 26, despite not being directly hit.
The system is very likely to continue to move northeastwards, intensify further into a cyclonic storm over eastcentral Bay of Bengal by May 25 (morning).
IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Wednesday stated that as per the forecast, it will continue to move northeastwards and intensify further thereafter. The sea condition is rough and there will be gradual rise in wind speed over Central and north Bay of Bengal from May 23 onwards.
The system is very likely to move northeastwards and concentrate into a Depression over central parts of the Bay of Bengal by the morning of May 24, 2024.
A low-pressure area is likely to form over the Southwest Bay of Bengal around May 22. It is likely to move initially north-eastwards and concentrate into a Depression over central parts of the Bay of Bengal by the morning of May 25, 2024.
As per the latest IMD forecast, the low pressure area is likely to move initially north-east wards and subsequently concentrate into a depression over central parts of Bay of Bengal around May 24.
IMD informed that a cyclonic circulation lies over northwest Uttar Pradesh in lower tropospheric levels. The weather agency has predicted that cold day to severe cold conditions are likely to prevail in several parts of the country in coming days.
Most of the farmers have lost their sleep over jumbos which have been damaging crops almost every night. They keep on burning fires throughout the night to drive away the animals.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), it is likely to move West north-westwards and intensify into a depression over the West-central Bay of Bengal tomorrow.
Thereafter, it would move north-westwards and may intensify into a Deep Depression over the west-central Bay of Bengal off Andhra Pradesh coast on November 16, said IMD
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