Bhubaneswar, Heavy rain lashed Odisha for the last 24 hours as the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has become “well marked”, the IMD said on Thursday.
The decisive details
It is likely to continue to move northwestwards across Gangetic West Bengal towards Jharkhand and may concentrate into a depression during the next 12 hours. Keeping in view the weather conditions, the IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into the North Bay of Bengal and along the Odisha-West Bengal-Bangladesh coast till August 14. The IMD has issued a ‘red warning’ of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across Odisha. A depression is a weather system stronger than a low-pressure area but less intense than a tropical cyclone.
The national weather agency in its morning message said, “The well-marked low-pressure area over North Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh-West Bengal coast moved northwestwards. the IMD said that Gangetic West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand would also be impacted by the ongoing wet spell caused by a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal While issuing the ‘red warning’ of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across Odisha on Thursday.
Evidence and Data
The very heavy rains in Mayurbhanj led to a rise in the water levels of rivers such as Budhabalanga and Jalaka in Balasore district. Bhubaneswar, the highest rainfall of 236 mm has been recorded at Bhograi in Balasore district, followed by 230 mm at Shyamakhuntam 215 mm at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district and 204 mm at Rajghat in Balasore district, according to the Meteorological Centre . Balasore town recorded the highest rainfall of 137 mm by 5.30 am of Thursday morning, while reports of very heavy rains were received from Similipal Hills in Mayurbhanj.
A large part of Balasore town has been encountering waterlogging, an official said.
What It Means
The Meteorological Centre Bhubaneswar said that under the impact of the low pressure, wind speeds along the Odisha coast could reach 30 to 40 kmph. Residents are advised to remain alert during thunderstorms and lightning and follow weather advisories issued by the authorities.
