Check IMD’s wind speed forecast as Jawad inches closer to Odisha coast

Bhubaneswar: The previously formed cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’ is likely to further weaken from deep depression into a depression and reach Odisha coast near Puri around noon Sunday.

According to the Bhubaneswar regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD), the system is likely to weaken further into a well-marked low pressure in the subsequent 12 hours. The cyclonic storm is weakening and the remnant system will turn into a low pressure by the time it reaches Odisha coast.

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The state continues to witness heavy rain under influence of the deep depression. Khallikote in Ganjam district recorded the highest 158 millimetre rainfall followed by Nayagarh (107.5 millimetre), Chhatrapur (86.6 millimetre) and Bhubaneswar (42.3 millimetre), the regional centre informed.

Wind Warning for Sunday (December 5):

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