With most parts of the State witnessing rains on Friday due to low pressure, the Meteorological Centre here warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall in most parts of the State during the next 24 hours.
“Yesterday’s low pressure area over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal off North Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coast has turned into a well marked low pressure area over the same region at 8.30 am,” said the Centre.
It further warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places over districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Khordha, Cuttack, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Maurbhanj, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal and Jajpur and heavy rainfall at one or two places over remaining districts of the State during next 24 hours.
During this period gusty surface wind speed reaching 45 to 55 kmph, gusting to 65 kmph, may prevail along and off the Odisha Coast, the Met department bulletin said, adding, after 24 hours, heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur in the interior districts, including western districts of the State. Meanwhile, fishermen were advised not to venture into sea. PNS