The Regional Office of Indian Metrological Department (IMD) here on Saturday forecasted that Friday’s low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of central Bay of Bengal would concentrate into a depression during next 24 hours.
“Yesterday’s low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining area of Central Bay of Bengal now lies as a well marked low pressure area at 0830 hours IST today, over east central and adjoining west central and southeast Bay of Bengal. The associated upper air cyclonic circulation extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea level. The system is likely to concentrate into a depression during next 24 hours,” said an IMD release.
The IMD also forecasted that thunder squall accompanied by hail, rain with wind speeds reaching 50-60 kmph is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Balangir, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Koraput, Gajapati, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal, Angul and Mayurbhanj.