The India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Thursday issued a red warning for four districts as the well-marked low pressure area over west-central Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a depression
The system is likely to intensify further into a deep depression during next 24 hours. Moreover, it is very likely to move north-north-eastwards and cross West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coasts, as a deep depression between Sagar islands in West Bengal and Khepupara (Bangladesh) over Sundarbans by Friday afternoon, the IMD said.
Under the influence of the deep depression, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak and Baleswar districts would experience heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at isolated places over the district of Puri. Besides, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Ganjam, Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur and Mayurbhanj.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at many places over the districts of north coastal Odisha and at a few places over the districts of south coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal and at isolated places over the rest districts of the State, the IMD said.