Under the influence of Friday’s cyclonic circulation, a low pressure area has formed over northwest adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal off the north Andhra Pradesh Âand south Odisha coasts, said the Regional Office of the IMD here on Saturday.
Light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur in several parts of coastal Odisha, south and interior pockets of the State in the next two to three days, the IMD said.Heavy rainfall is also likely to occur in some places in southern and coastal belt ofe in the next 24 hours. “Heavy rain is likely to occur in the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur,” said the weather office.
Similarly, the Met department also issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Baleswar, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh and Nayagarh. IMD Regional Director HR Biswas said the intensity of rainfall would decrease in the State by August 30 and 31.