Heavy rainfall in Odisha likely on Sept 6, 7

A low-pressure area is likely to form over North and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal during the next 48 hours under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over Northeast and adjoining East-Central Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area is likely to form over the north of the Bay of Bengal in the next 30 hours but will drift towards the south to become a well-marked area near the south Odisha coast, only to move into Andhra Pradesh (Srikakakulam) on September 7.

As a consequence to the development of the system, Odisha will record moderate to heavy rain across the state for nearly 35 hours - from September 6 morning to the evening hours on September 7. As per the model prediction, the state is expected to record around 3-4mm rain per hour.

A low-pressure area is likely to form over North and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal during the next 48 hours under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over Northeast and adjoining East-Central Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. The IMD has further predicted heavy rainfall at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj districts during the next 14 hours.

Besides, a thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Balasore during the same period. Heavy rainfall is also very likely to occur in Koraput, Malkangiri, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, and Kendrapara on Monday.

In addition, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, and Kandhamal are likely to witness thunderstorm with lightning.

A cyclonic circulation lies over East-Central Bay of Bengal between 4.5 km and 5.8 km above mean sea level, the IMD had said on Friday. A low-pressure area is likely to form over North and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal around September 6.