The Meteorological Centre here predicted rains and thundershowers coupled with gusty surface winds in some parts of the State as a deep depression over the south west Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression and moved further west-northwest on Monday.
According a Press release issued by the Met office here, a depression over the south west Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression and moved further west-northwest today. It lay centred about 1,175km southwest of Paradip.
Under its impact, rains or thundershowers could occur at some places in the districts lying in the southern part of the State and at one or two places in the districts in the northern part.
Fishermen on the south Odisha coast have been advised to be cautious while venturing out to the sea. The weathermen predicted gusty surface winds from the northeasterly direction with speeds reaching 30 kmph may sweep the south Odisha coast.
Distant Cautionary Signal Number-One (DC-I) has been hoisted at the Paradip and Gopalpur Ports.