Low-pressure space over Bay of Bengal: Odisha faces heavy rain, downpour in Chennai
By PTI
CHENNAI/BHUBANESWAR: Chennai and its suburbs obtained heavy bouts of rainfall on Thursday evening.
The personal climate forecaster, Tamil Nadu Weatherman predicted a protracted, wet evening for components of South and Central Chennai.
Long wet evening forward for components of South and Central Chennai
Daily rains proceed in Chennai, Yesterday it was north Chennai, now rains are again in South Chennai and close by areas. Looks like a line of clouds being parked and anticipated to maneuver into Central / South Chennai and pic.twitter.com/A0BUk7mHw7
— Tamil Nadu Weatherman (@praddy06) August 17, 2023
Meanwhile, PTI reported that with the formation of a low-pressure space over the Bay of Bengal on Thursday, the IMD forecast very heavy rainfall at a number of locations in Odisha until August 19, prompting the state authorities to place the district authorities on alert.
The cyclonic circulation over the northwest Bay of Bengal has intensified right into a low-pressure space and underneath its affect, an intense cloud band is now transferring throughout coastal Odisha into the inside districts, the IMD stated.
Forecasting rainfall until August 19, the Regional Meteorological Centre right here stated that heavy rain lashed a number of components of the state in the course of the day.
“By 5.30 PM of Thursday, Khurda has received maximum rainfall of 78 mm followed by 67.8 mm in Keonjhar, 62.2 mm in Puri, 56.2 mm in Bhubaneswar, 56.2 mm in Titlagarh, 54 mm in Nabarangpur and 41,6 mm in Balasore,” the met workplace stated.
Issuing orange warning (be ready) for 15 districts, the IMD additionally stated that the low strain will set off heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) for one or two locations in Puri, Khurda, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri until 8.30 am on Friday.
It additionally stated that there risk of extraordinarily heavy rainfall (greater than 20 cm) at one or two locations in Boudh, Kandhamal and Kalahandi districts.
Yellow warning of heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) has additionally been sounded for one or two locations in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Bargarh, Rayagada, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts.
Thunderstorm with lightning might also happen in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Angul, Cuttack, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Kandhamal and Boudh.
The depth of rain is prone to lower steadily thereafter, the IMD stated.
The IMD stated there’s a risk of wall collapse in kutcha homes and a few harm to kutcha roads.
Landslides are additionally probably in weak hilly areas in Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Kandhamal districts, it stated.
Meanwhile, Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu has put all districts collectors and authorities of Urban Local Bodies on alert following the prediction of heavy to very heavy rainfall in a number of districts until August 19.
(With inputs from Online Desk.)
CHENNAI/BHUBANESWAR: Chennai and its suburbs obtained heavy bouts of rainfall on Thursday evening.
The personal climate forecaster, Tamil Nadu Weatherman predicted a protracted, wet evening for components of South and Central Chennai.
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Long wet evening forward for components of South and Central Chennai
Daily rains proceed in Chennai, Yesterday it was north Chennai, now rains are again in South Chennai and close by areas. Looks like a line of clouds being parked and anticipated to maneuver into Central / South Chennai and pic.twitter.com/A0BUk7mHw7
— Tamil Nadu Weatherman (@praddy06) August 17, 2023
Meanwhile, PTI reported that with the formation of a low-pressure space over the Bay of Bengal on Thursday, the IMD forecast very heavy rainfall at a number of locations in Odisha until August 19, prompting the state authorities to place the district authorities on alert.
The cyclonic circulation over the northwest Bay of Bengal has intensified right into a low-pressure space and underneath its affect, an intense cloud band is now transferring throughout coastal Odisha into the inside districts, the IMD stated.
Forecasting rainfall until August 19, the Regional Meteorological Centre right here stated that heavy rain lashed a number of components of the state in the course of the day.
“By 5.30 PM of Thursday, Khurda has received maximum rainfall of 78 mm followed by 67.8 mm in Keonjhar, 62.2 mm in Puri, 56.2 mm in Bhubaneswar, 56.2 mm in Titlagarh, 54 mm in Nabarangpur and 41,6 mm in Balasore,” the met workplace stated.
Issuing orange warning (be ready) for 15 districts, the IMD additionally stated that the low strain will set off heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) for one or two locations in Puri, Khurda, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri until 8.30 am on Friday.
It additionally stated that there risk of extraordinarily heavy rainfall (greater than 20 cm) at one or two locations in Boudh, Kandhamal and Kalahandi districts.
Yellow warning of heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) has additionally been sounded for one or two locations in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Bargarh, Rayagada, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts.
Thunderstorm with lightning might also happen in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Angul, Cuttack, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Kandhamal and Boudh.
The depth of rain is prone to lower steadily thereafter, the IMD stated.
The IMD stated there’s a risk of wall collapse in kutcha homes and a few harm to kutcha roads.
Landslides are additionally probably in weak hilly areas in Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Kandhamal districts, it stated.
Meanwhile, Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu has put all districts collectors and authorities of Urban Local Bodies on alert following the prediction of heavy to very heavy rainfall in a number of districts until August 19.
(With inputs from Online Desk.)
