Cyclone ‘FANI’: Heavy rainfall likely to lash these Odisha dists

Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ is likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts of Odisha, the Regional Meteorological Centre said.

Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, Rayagada and Kandhamal districts on May 2.

It is likely to increase with rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over the districts of coastal Odisha and adjoining Kandhamal, Rayagada, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur and Deogarh districts on May 3 and over Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Dhenkanal on May 4.

Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ is very likely to reach Odisha coast by the afternoon of May 3 with maximum sustained wind of speed 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.

Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is very likely to commence along & off Odisha coast from May 2 and very likely to become gale wind, speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 85 kmph from May 3 morning and become 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph over Odisha coast by May 3 evening.