Rains across Odisha; Orange Warning for 8 Districts
Due to low pressure, the entire state of Odisha is receiving heavy rains. The low pressure has turned into a depression in the Bay of Bengal.
TNI Bureau: Due to the effect of low pressure, an orange warning has been issued for 8 Odisha districts, predicting heavy to very heavy rain. Due to low pressure, the entire state of Odisha is receiving heavy rain.
The low pressure has turned into a depression in the Bay of Bengal, but there is no prediction for a cyclone. Because of the effect of the Depression, wind speeds of 45 to 55 km/hr are expected.
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The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast a Depression over the Bay of Bengal today, off the coasts of South Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh. Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, and Nabarangpur are the eight districts for which an Orange rain warning has been issued.
The rain warning also stated that 11 to 20 cm of rain could fall in some areas of these districts. Similarly, a yellow alert has been issued for 16 Odisha districts. The MeT department has issued another yellow warning for heavy rain on September 13th.
The Depression over south coastal Odisha and neighbourhood is likely to move west-northwestwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh during next 24 hours and weaken gradually.
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