Heavy rain likely in Odisha due to fresh low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal

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A low-pressure country formed implicit the Bay of Bengal connected Monday (September 22, 2025), which is apt to trigger dense rainfall successful respective parts of Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Under the power of an precocious aerial cyclonic circulation, a low-pressure country formed implicit northeast Bay of Bengal successful the morning, it said successful a bulletin.

Another low-pressure country is apt implicit east-central and adjoining northbound Bay of Bengal astir September 25, it said.

Both the upwind systems are apt to trigger dense rainfall successful Odisha till September 28.

On Monday (September 22, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.), dense rainfall was recorded astatine Koraput (80.8 mm), Sambalpur (39.2), Titlagarh (39), Bhadrak (37), Bolangir (24), and Boudh (20).

As per the upwind office, dense rainfall would hap successful the districts of Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi connected Tuesday (September 23, 2025).

Apart from these districts, thunderstorms coupled with lightning are expected successful respective different places crossed Odisha, it said.

Squally upwind with upwind speeds reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph whitethorn besides prevail on and disconnected the Odisha seashore and northbound Bay of Bengal from September 21-25, the bulletin said.

Heavy to precise dense rainfall accompanied by lightning and gusty aboveground winds reaching 30-40 kmph is apt successful Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts, it said. The IMD has issued an 'orange' informing (be prepared to instrumentality action) for the 2 districts.

Published - September 23, 2025 06:56 americium IST

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