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IMD issues red rain warning across Odisha
NDTV··13 Aug
The India Meteorological Department issued a red warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rain over Odisha on August 13 as a well-marked low over the North Bay of Bengal moved northwest. Gangetic West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are also in the wet spell. Fishermen were advised not to venture into the North Bay and adjoining coasts until August 14.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Odisha residents under a red warning should follow local flood and lightning advisories today; red means take action, not only stay informed.
- Fishermen along the Odisha, West Bengal and Bangladesh coast were told to stay off the North Bay of Bengal until August 14.
- Commuters in north Odisha can expect waterlogging where rivers in Mayurbhanj and neighbouring districts have already risen after overnight rain.
What's Happening
- On August 13 IMD issued a red warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over Odisha linked to a well-marked low over the North Bay of Bengal.
- The agency said the system moved northwest and may concentrate into a depression within the next 12 hours toward Jharkhand.
- Balasore recorded 137 mm of rain by 5.30 am; IMD advised fishermen not to venture into the North Bay and adjoining coasts till August 14.
What IMD Colour Codes Mean in Practice
- IMD uses green, yellow, orange and red; red is the highest public action category for rainfall that can cause flooding and disruption.
- A depression is the next intensification step after a well-marked low and is still below deep depression and cyclone on the Bay of Bengal scale.
- Northern districts named in related alerts include Balasore, Bhadrak and Keonjhar, with additional heavy rain listed for Jajpur, Cuttack, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj.
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