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Two new low-pressure regions are expected to form over the Bay of Bengal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). One of them could develop into a depression and affect southern Odisha.
Within the following 24 hours, the first system is expected to form over the north Bay of Bengal, and around September 25, the second system is predicted to form over the east-central Bay. The latter could worsen and affect the weather in a number of Odisha regions.
The IMD issued a Yellow Warning for September 22 in its mid-day bulletin, predicting that the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, and Ganjam would see one or two locations of heavy rain and thunderstorms with gusty surface winds (30–40 kmph).
Similar conditions are also likely in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri on the same day.
For September 23, an Orange Warning has been issued for Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj, where heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at a few locations. A Yellow Warning remains in effect for Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Sundargarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, and Jagatsinghpur.
The IMD further warned that daily Yellow Warnings are in effect for a number of districts and that heavy rainfall activity, thunderstorms, and gusty winds may persist in one or two locations throughout Odisha until September 27.
The IMD has cautioned fishermen from fishing in the North Bay of Bengal and along and off the shores of Odisha between September 21 and 25 due to the changing weather systems.
