Low Pressure to cross Odisha coast on June 13; Heavy rainfall on cards

Bhubaneswar: The low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Odisha & Gangetic West Bengal coasts is likely to cross Odisha coast on June 13, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted today on the basis of model guidance.

“ECMWF and NCUM models are indicating marginal intensification of the low pressure area into a well marked low pressure/ depression during next 24 hours with the system crossing Odisha coast on June 13,” the IMD said.

“As the system is lying very close to coast and current environmental conditions are favourable for marginal intensification of the system, there is low probability of cyclogenesis (formation of depression) around June 12,” the IMD added.

The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecasted that many districts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall under the influence of the system.

Day 1 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 11.06.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 12.06.2021)

Orange Warning

Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir.

Yellow Warning

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Koraput, Malkangiri.

Day 2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 12.06.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 13.06.2021)

Red Warning

Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls at one or two places very likely to occur over the districts of Sambalpur, Sonepur, Bolangir, Boudh, Bargarh, Angul.

Orange Warning

Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Deogarh.

Day 3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 13.06.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 14.06.2021)

Orange Warning

Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Boudh.

Yellow Warning

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack.

Day 4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 14.06.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 15.06.2021)

Orange Warning

Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Nuapada.

Yellow Warning

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bolangir, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Koraput, Malkangiri.

Day 5 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 15.06.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 16.06.2021)

Yellow Warning

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar.