Bhubaneswar, September 30 (IANS) A cyclonic system is currently located on the northern Andhra Pradesh coast in West-Sentral Gulf of Odisha and Bengal, on Tuesday, IMD Bhubaneswar scientist-D, Sanjeev Dwivedi said. Under its influence, another cyclone circulation is likely to emerge on the North Andaman Sea on 30 September.
With this development, a low pressure area can be formed in the central Gulf of Bengal on 1 October.
Speaking to IANS, Sanjeev Dwivedi said, “The system is expected to be moved to west-north-west and around October 2, a depression has accelerated around the west-central and adjacent northwestern Bay of Bengal. It is likely to cross the South Odisha-Utri Andhra Pradesh coast by the morning of 3 October.”
For September 30, there has been a forecast of heavy rainfall (yellow alert) at one or two places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Raigada, Kalahandi and Kandmal districts. Thunderstorms with power and wind speed of 30–40 km per hour, including Sundargarh, Jharsuguda and Sambalpur in the nearby, nearby and northern districts.
The intensity of rain is expected to increase in the coming days, with heavy rainfall (yellow alert) in Ganjam, Gajapati, Raigada, Koraaput, Malakangiri, Nabrangpur, Kalahandi and Kandmal, in which the wind speed is in the air at a speed of 40–50 km per hour.
An orange warning for very heavy rainfall (7–20 cm) has been released in Gajapati, Raigada, Koraaput, Malakangiri and Kandmal for one or two places. Additionally, 12 districts – Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Nabrangpur, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Nayugarh and Cuttack experience 12 districts – heavy rain (yellow alert).
Thunderstorms with electricity are likely to occur in most parts of Odisha, while coastal and warning districts may experience air speed of up to 50 kmph.
Odisha is one of the most cyclone-prone states in India. In 1999, the state saw one of the most deadly cyclonic disasters in recorded history, also known as Super Cyclone, 1999 Odisha Cyclone. About 550 km from the Andaman Islands, it brought Odisha to about 300 km per hour with wind speed, which was devastating in 14 coastal districts, 28 cities and major cities such as Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Around 10,000 people lost their lives, and were affected over 13 million.
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