The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Office here on Thursday said a cyclonic circulation is likely to form over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal around August 15 and may lead to formation of a low pressure area over the same region during subsequent 48 hours.
Several parts of the State would experience heavy rainfall activity till August 18. The IMD has issued a Yellow Warning for many districts. Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Nabarangpur, Koraput are likely to experience heavy rainfall activity in the next 24 hours. The IMD said light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Baleswar, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Nabarangpur, Koraput, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Gajapati and Malkangiri. Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar,Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Nabarangpur and Koraput. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Cuttack, Khordha and Rayagada.