Heavy rains are likely to occur in the State as a fresh low pressure is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal off the West Bengal coasts by Saturday, said the Regional Office of the Indian Meteorological Centre (IMD) here on Friday.
“A cyclonic circulation lies over northwest Bay of Bengal off the West Bengal coast and extends upto 3.1 km above mean sea level tilting southwards with height. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal by tomorrow,” the IMD said.
The weather office issued yellow warning for several districts for the next three days.On day one (valid from 1.30 pm of August 27 up to 8.30 am of August 28), heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Angul, Deogarh and Kandhamal.Besides, thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places over districts of Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Boudh, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri. On day two (valid from 8.30 am of August 28 up to 8.30 am of August 29), heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati and Ganjam.
Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal and Boudh.
On day three (valid from 8.30 am of Aug 29 up to 8.30 am of August 30), heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Balangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh.
On Thursday, light to moderate rain or thundershowers occurrd at most places over districts of coastal Odisha and at many places over the districts of interior Odisha. Heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred at one or two places over Cuttack and north coastal Odisha.