Bhubaneswar: A well-marked low pressure has formed over the Bay of Bengal and has intensified into a depression said the Regional MeT center.
It is noteworthy that, warning Signal 1 has been sounded in all the three ports of Odisha namely Paradip, Puri and Chandbali/ Dhamra.
The warning means that a depression has formed and could affect the port. Surface winds are likely to be between 40-50 kmph. Under the influence of this, some parts of the state are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall during the next few days.
Alert has been issued for a number of districts of the state namely Malkangiri, Korpaut, Rayagada, Gajapati, Khordha, Cuttack and Kandhamal
Yellow Warning on 16.11.2023:
Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak and Balasore.
Orange Warning on 17.11.2023:
Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore and Bhadrak.