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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Monday that a well-marked low pressure area over the west central and adjacent east central Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen into a depression within the next 24 hours and a deep depression during the next 24 hours before moving west-northwestward toward the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coasts around the morning of September 23.
The IMD has issued an Orange Warning for September 22–23 and a Red Warning for September 23–25 in areas of southern Odisha due to the weather system’s predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. On September 23-24, heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places is likely in Koraput, Gajapati and Ganjam, while Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri face a similar Red Warning for September 24-25.
For September 22-23, an Orange Warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for Balasore, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada. A Yellow Warning for heavy rainfall is also in force for several other districts.
The system is also expected to bring squally winds and rough to very rough seas. Winds along and off the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts are likely to reach 55-65 kmph, gusting to 75 kmph, from the morning of September 23 through the evening of September 24. Rough to very rough sea conditions are likely along the Odisha, north Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal coasts during this period.
The IMD has asked fishermen who are already at sea to return to the coast by the evening of September 21 and recommended them not to go into the sea in the impacted areas.
In addition to potential disruptions to maritime and inland water transport, the warning warned of potential waterlogging, localized flooding, landslides, disruption to road and rail traffic, damage to trees, electrical lines, and other sensitive infrastructure.
During the 24 hours ended at 8.30 am on September 21, Odisha received rainfall of up to 6 cm at Banaigarh in Sundaragada and Barmul in Nayagada. Each of Athagada, Suliapada, Telkoi, Rajghat, Jaleswar, and Rajnagar recorded five centimeters.
