A low pressure area is likely to form over north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.
The IMD Regional Office here issued a Red warning of scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) with isolated extremely heavy (>20cm) for the State for the next 48 hours.
“The cyclonic circulation over east-central Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood now lies over central parts of Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Bay of Bengal. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours,” the weather office said
On Wednesday, scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) with isolated extremely heavy (>20cm) is likely in Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Nayagarh, Boudh, Subarnapur, Kandhamal and Ganjam districts.
Also heavy to very heavy rainfall may occur in Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha, Puri, Gajapati, Rayagad, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Bargarh and Sambalpur districts.
Heavy Rainfall is likely in Koraput, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Bhadrak and Kendrapada districts.
On Thursday, heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is likely in Koraput, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati and Ganjam districts.
Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11cm) may occur in Malkangiri, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Sonepur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khordha and Puri districts.