Low Pressure over Bay of Bengal, Check IMD Warning for Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area formed over the northeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal.

“Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over Myanmar & adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal, a Low Pressure Area has formed over Northeast & adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal. Associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level. It is likely to become Well Marked Low Pressure Area and move northwestwards towards north Odisha & adjoining West Bengal coasts during next 48 hours,” the IMD stated in its morning bulletin.

The Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre issued Yellow Warning for rainfall in several districts of Odisha for Friday.

“Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11 cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Bhadrak,” the Meteorological Centre predicted.

“Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput Nabarangpur, and Rayagada,” it forecasted.