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):
- Squally wind speed reaching 50 kilometre/ hour to 60 kilometre/hour gusting to 70 kilometre/hour prevails over north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal. It would gradually decrease between 40 kilometre/hour to 50 kilometre/hour gusting to 60 kilometre/hour over north-west and its adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal by the evening.
- It would decrease further between 30 kilometre/hour to 40 kilometre/hour gusting to 50 kilometre/hour over north-west Bay of Bengal by night.
- Squally wind speed reaching 45 kilometre/hour to 55 kilometre/hour gusting to 65 kilometre/hour is likely to prevail off Odisha coast till evening.
PNN