IMD warned of a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, very heavy rain in Odisha until August 13, and flood risk. Fishermen are urged to stay ashore through August 15.
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The India Meteorological Department said a fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal around August 12, bringing very heavy rainfall to Odisha through August 13 and isolated heavy showers through August 17.
Manorama Mohanty, director of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, said the state will see squally weather with surface winds of 40‑50 kmph. Sea conditions will be rough to very rough, she said. The IMD advised fishermen not to venture into the sea until August 15.
The weather office also warned of flood risk, potential breaches of river embankments, water‑logging in urban areas, and landslides in hilly terrain.
For Wednesday, the IMD forecast very heavy rainfall in Anugul and Keonjhar, with heavy rain in 15 other districts. Sundergarh is expected to get heavy to very heavy rainfall, while 16 districts across northern, central and southern Odisha will see heavy downpours.
Light to moderate rain fell across most of Odisha in the 24 hours before the bulletin, Mohanty said. Heavy rainfall was recorded at one or two places in Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Sundergarh and Deogarh.
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