Possibility of heavy rains across the state during the next ten days
Flood-like situation may be witnessed at the end of this month
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is bracing up for a series of cyclonic circulations over the Bay of Bengal triggering heavy rains across the state during the next ten days, according to SOA’s Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC).
“Numerical models indicate that a series of low-pressure areas— all remnants of South China Sea systems—were likely to form over the bay in the next few days,” Dr. Sarat Chandra Sahu, Director of CEC, said.
The cyclonic circulations were moving westwards from the South China Sea to the Bay of Bengal through Myanmar and Thailand. One of such cyclonic circulation presently lay over north-west bay and it could cause moderate to heavy rainfall from Sunday till September 23 over most parts of Odisha with heavy fall likely between September 20 and 22 over districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Sundargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal and Angul, Dr. Sahu said.
One more cyclonic circulation may surface on September 24 followed by formation of low pressure area on September 25 and depression on September 26 over the north-west bay. It could cause heavy precipitation on September 26 and 27 over coastal and adjoining districts. This system may cross north Odisha coast over Bhadrak district, he said.
Yet another cyclonic circulation could develop on September 26 over north-east bay and it might turn into a low-pressure area on September 28. It will trigger heavy rainfall in coastal and adjoining districts between September 28 and 30 and was likely to cross the Balasore coast as a depression on September 29. It could lead to a flood-like situation, he said.
