Cyclone Jawad: Heavy rainfall in Assam, Odisha and West Bengal
Places over Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura likely to receive heavy rainfall on Sunday and Monday
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in its bulletin on Saturday said that Cyclone Jawad had weakened into a deep depression as it changed its course and neared the coast of Odisha.
Further Details about the cyclone
The Meteorological department stated that the remnants of the cyclonic storm lay centered over West Central Bay of Bengal, about 200kms South of Gopalpur in Odisha at 11.30 pm on December 4.
The cyclone is likely to move North-Northeast wards and further weaken into a depression by Sunday morning, reaching Odisha coast near Puri around noon at the same day.
The IMD bulletin has further mentioned, the depression is likely to continue to move North-Northeastwards along the coast of Odisha towards West Bengal and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during the subsequent 24 hrs.
Places likely to receive heavy rainfall are-
Few places over Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura to receive heavy rainfall on Sunday and Monday.
Isolated places in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha for the next 24 hours on Sunday.
Red alert issued at places in Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha due to a possibility of heavy rainfall triggered by the depression.
Orange warning issued for some places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khordha, Ganjam and Gajapati districts till 8.30 am on Sunday.
Isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal and North Odisha to receive heavy rainfall on Sunday.
