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More heavy rains for Bhubaneswar, Puri, Chandbali, Paradip as depression persists

November 17, 2017 12:55 PM |

More heavy rains for Bhubaneswar, Puri, Chandbali, Paradip as depression persistsThe state of Odisha has been witnessing heavy rains for quite some time now. So much so that the region has been recording a few very heavy spells of rainfall. These rainfall activities are mainly confined to the coastal areas and interiors have still not witnessed very heavy showers.

The last 24 hours were also quite similar as the region did receive some good showers during the same time period. In a span of 24 hours from 8:30 am on Thursday, Chandbali witnessed a whopping 46 mm of rainfall, Puri 32 mm, Paradip 23 mm, Gopalpur 19 mm, Cuttack 9 mm, Keonjhargarh 8 mm, Bhubaneswar 5 mm, and Angul 3 mm.

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These rainfall activities are attributed to the depression that has been persisting in proximity of the Odisha coast. The system is currently over Northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast around 190 km SSW of Paradip. The depression is expected to move in a northeastward direction off the Odisha coast during the next 24 hours, weakening into a well-marked low-pressure area.

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Thus, as per weathermen at Skymet Weather, the region is expected to witness moderate to heavy rainfall during the next 24 hours. Rains will be more intense over North Coastal Odisha as compared to the southern parts. Along with this, the interiors will witness showers of light to moderate intensity.

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