After Cyclone Alert, Rainfall Predicted in North Andhra and South Odisha
After the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued cyclone alerts in the northern regions of Andhra Pradesh and the southern regions of Odisha on Friday, rainfall has also been forecasted in both states on Saturday, 25 September.
Districts that will receive light to moderate rainfall today are Kendrapara, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur, Khaja and Puri, ANI reported citing Sanjeev Dwivedi, a scientist at IMD Bhubaneswar.
Tomorrow, however, Kandhamal, Koraput and Malkangiri will be some of the districts that will witness heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.
Dr. Dwivedi also said that orange and yellow alerts have been issued for districts that come under Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, and Coastal Andhra Pradesh, ANI added.
The IMD had issued warnings about the threat of a cyclone on Friday, 25 September, due to an intensifying low pressure system in the northern regions of Andhra Pradesh and the adjoining coasts of South Odisha.
The official Twitter handle of the IMD has been posting regular updates about the cyclone.
Depression intnsfd into a Deep Depression over North & adj central BoB, likely to intnsify into a CS next 12 hrs & to cross south Odisha north AP coasts around Kalingapatnam by eve of 26Sept.
Cyclone Alert for north AP & adj south Odisha coasts Yellow Message #imd #cyclone pic.twitter.com/9Zru7Ybpm0— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 25, 2021
Depression over Northeast & adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal: Pre-Cyclone Watch for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts.#cyclone #imd #moes #depression #BOB #NIO #TrACK pic.twitter.com/uHyASsyfHc
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 24, 2021
PRECYCLONE WATCH FOR NORTH ANDHRA PRADESH & SOUTH ODISHA WELL MARKED LOW PRESSURE AREA INTENSIFIED INTO DEPRESSION OVER EASTCENTRAL AND ADJOINING NORTHEAST BOB AT 1730 IST OF 24TH SEPT. IT LAY CENTERED ABOUT 590KM EAST SOUTHEAST OF PURI AND 740 KM EAST OF KALINGAPATNAM. pic.twitter.com/CFvk5f6oB2
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 24, 2021
India has an extremely long coastline and is often confronted with cyclones. Cyclones Yaas and Tauktae were two such cyclones that hit India in 2021.
(With inputs from ANI.)
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