Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): A cyclone has struck the southern coast of Myanmar’s Yangon city which further will move northwest and turn into light pressure in the northeastern and adjoining eastern Bay of Bengal on the evening of the 26th September. It is expected to reach the Odisha coast by the 28th. However, it will start raining in Odisha from the 25th night of the outbreak. The state is expected to receive heavy rainfall over the next few days.
The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar informed that, “Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation, a low pressure Area has formed over eastcentral Bay of Bengal and neighborhood. It is very likely to become more marked during next 12 hours. It is likely to move west-northwestwards towards Odisha coast during next 48 hours,” the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, stated in a weather bulletin today.
Due to formation of low pressure over the Bay, Bhubaneswar MeT issued heavy rainfall alert for several districts starting from today till September 29, 2021.
Day 1 (valid from 1.30 PM of Sept 24 upto 8.30 AM of Sept 25)
Forecast: Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Cuttack and Sundargarh.
Day 2 (valid from 8.30 AM of Sept 25 upto 8.30 AM of Sept 26)
Forecast: Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Coastal Odisha and at a few places over the rest districts of Interior Odisha.
Yellow warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Koraput and Rayagada.
Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara Cuttack, Khordha, Puri and Jagatsinghpur.
Day 3 (valid from 8.30 AM of Sept 26 upto 8.30 AM of Sept 27)
Forecast: Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at most places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow warning: Heavy to very Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khordha, Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara Nayagarh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Boudh, Nabarangpur, Rayagada and Bhadrak.
Day 4 (valid from 8.30 AM of Sept 27 upto 8.30 AM of Sept 28)
Forecast: Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at most places over the districts of South Odisha and at many places over the districts of North Odisha.
Yellow warning: Heavy to very Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Koraput and Malkangiri and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Sonepur, Kandhamal and Boudh.
Day 5 (valid from 8.30 AM of Sept 28 upto 8.30 AM of Sept 29)
Forecast: Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of South Odisha and at a few places over the districts of North Odisha.
Yellow warning: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi and Balangir.
The fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea areas of west central Bay of Bengal adjoining North Bay of Bengal during 25th to 26th September, 2021.
