Depression likely to bring heavy rain in most parts of Odisha

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in Odisha as low-pressure area intensifies into depression, issuing warnings for multiple districts.

Odisha is bracing for a wet spell for the next four days as the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a depression on Sunday (September 8, 2024), the IMD said.

The system now lies as a well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal, it said in a bulletin.

“It is likely to move nearly northwards and intensify into a depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha-Gangetic West Bengal coasts on September 8. Thereafter, it is likely to move west northwestwards across Gangetic West Bengal, north Odisha, Jharkhand, and adjoining north Chhattisgarh during subsequent three days,” the IMD said.

The State has experienced heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours, with the highest downpour of 81 mm at Khairmal in Boud district, followed by 79 mm at Gosani in Gajapati, the Met office said.

“Heavy rain (7 cm to 11 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places in Puri, Khurdha, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri during the next 24 hours,” the bulletin said.

The weather office also issued an ‘orange’ warning (be prepared) for heavy to very heavy rain at one or two places over Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri, and Koraput districts on Sunday (September 8, 2024).

A ‘yellow’ warning (be updated) for heavy rain has also been issued for one or two places of Kendrapada, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Nabarangpur districts on Sunday.