Deep Depression over north BOB: IMD issues red alert warning in these Odisha districts
Bhubaneswar: With the depression over Northeast Bay of Bengal intensifying into deep depression, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued red warning of extremely heavy rain for two days (August 1 and 2) in Odisha.
According to the weather office, the well-marked low-pressure area over central parts of the north Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a depression. The system is about 160 km southeast of Khepura (Bangladesh) and 400 km east-southeast of Digha (West Bengal).
Weather Forecast And Warning
Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 Hrs IST of 2.08.23)
Red Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) at a few places with isolated extremely heavy rainfall is very likely to occur over the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Orange Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Sundargarh, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri and Balasore.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 2.08.23 to 0830 Hrs IST of 3.08.23)
Red Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) very likely to occur at a few places with isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Bolangir and Sambalpur.
Orange Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall ( 7 to 20 cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi and Kandhamal.
