Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic circulation which was formed over north Coastal Andhra Pradesh & adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal on Friday now lies over northwest Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood and extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea level tilting southwestwards with height, a special bulletin of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
Under its influence, a Low Pressure Area is likely to form over the same region during next 24 hours. It is likely to become more marked during subsequent 24 hours, it added.
The IMD has warned that under influence of gradual strengthening of monsoon flow and the anticipated low pressure area, rainfall activity is very likely to increase gradually from today and widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls at one or two places is likely to occur during 6th to 10th August, 2022 over the districts of Odisha.
The IMD in its forecast for the next five days has said that while light to moderate rain/thundershower is very likely to occur at most places over the districts in Odisha, some places are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall.
The weather agency has issued ‘Orange’ and ‘Yellow’ warning for these places.
Here’s IMD’s heavy rainfall warning for the next five days:
Day-1: (Valid up to 0830 Hrs IST of 07.08.22)
Orange warning (Be prepared): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Puri, Khordha, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Malkangiri, Boudh and Koraput
Impact: Temporarily water logging in low-lying areas, occasional reduction of visibility causing traffic congestion in urban areas and some damages to Kutcha roads and vulnerable Kutcha houses.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Nuapada, Sonepur, Bargarh, Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, and Kendrapada.
Day-2: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 07.08.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 08.08.22.)
Orange warning (Be prepared): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nawarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Bolangir, Ganjam, Puri, and Rayagada.
Impact & action suggested: i) It may trigger landslides/mudslides in vulnerable hilly areas ii) Temporarily water logging in low-lying areas, occasional reduction of visibility causing traffic congestion in urban areas and some damages to Kutcha roads and vulnerable Kutcha houses. iii) Keep arrangements for drainage of excess water from inundated agriculture fields
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Nayagarh, Khordha, Sonepur, Angul, Nayagarh, Gajapati and Bargarh.
Day-3: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 08.08.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 09.08.22)
Orange warning (Be prepared): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Dhenkanal with extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) at isolated places over the districts of Ganjam, Puri, and Jagatsinghpur.
Impact & action suggested: i) It may trigger landslides/mudslides in vulnerable hilly areas ii) Temporarily water logging in low-lying areas, occasional reduction of visibility causing traffic congestion in urban areas and some damages to Kutcha roads and vulnerable Kutcha houses. iii) Keep arrangements for drainage of excess water from inundated agriculture fields.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Boudh, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Nawarangpur, Rayagada and Gajapati.
Day-4: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 09.08.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 10.08.22)
Orange warning (Be prepared): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Bolangir, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Kalahandi, Jharsuguda, Dhenkanal and Jajpur with extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) at isolated places over the districts of Bolangir, Bargarh, Sonepur and Boudh.
Impact & action suggested: i) Temporarily water logging in low-lying areas, occasional reduction of visibility causing traffic congestion in urban areas and some damages to Kutcha roads and vulnerable Kutcha houses. iii) Keep arrangement for drainage of excess water from inundated agriculture fields’
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Kandhamal, Nuapada, Nawarangpur, Nayagarh, Puri, Khordha, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Balasore, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh.
Day-5: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 10.08.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 11.08.22)
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Angul, Kendrapada, and Dhenkanal.
Fisherman warning: Under the influence of strong monsoon flow and anticipated low pressure area, squally weather with surface wind speed reaching 45 to 55 kmph gusting to 65kmph is very likely over West Central adjoining NorthWest Bay of Bengal on 7th August 2022 and over along & off Odisha coast, North-West adjoining West-Central Bay of Bengal during 8th to morning of 11th August, 2022.
The IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into sea of West Central adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal on 7th August 2022, and over along & off Odisha coast, North-West adjoining West-Central Bay of Bengal during 8th to morning of 11th August, 2022.
