Bhubaneswar: The depression over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coasts has moved slowly northwestwards with a speed of 3 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centerd at 11:30 pm of IST of yesterday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
According to the regional weather office, the depression is currently centered near latitude 19.0°N and longitude 84.9°E, approximately 30 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha) and 110 km northeast of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
The IMD predicts that the depression will continue to move northwestwards and cross the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts close to the south of Gopalpur during the forenoon of August 19, 2025.
The depression is expected to bring heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and strong winds to the affected areas. Residents in the coastal districts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are advised to stay alert and take necessary precautions.
Going by IMD prediction for August 19, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangapur districts are likely to witness isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls and thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph). The regional weather office has issued red warning to these districts.
Besides, an orange warning has been issued for the districts of Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, and Kandhamal, where heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are likely to occur.
A yellow warning has been issued for several other districts, including Ganjam, Nayagarh, Boudh, Balangir, Nuapada, Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Sonepur where thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur.
