Cyclone Hudhud: Met Department predicts heavy rainfall in south Odisha
- 5 years ago
The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall for South Odisha districts on Sunday when Cyclone Hudhud hits Odisha after it makes its landfall near Vishakhapatnam along Andhra Pradesh coast this afternoon.
"After crossing the coast it will maintain its intensity towards Northwest direction. That's why under its influence heavy to very heavy rainfall may occur in South Odisha districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Phulbani ,Koraput, Malkangiri," said S C Sahoo, Director of Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar.
"Wind speed also may also increase after crossing the coast ...The wind speed at Gopalpur is about 50 kmph. Last 24 hours also we got data upto 6.30 in the morning of about 61 mm rainfall has been recorded there," he added.
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"After crossing the coast it will maintain its intensity towards Northwest direction. That's why under its influence heavy to very heavy rainfall may occur in South Odisha districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Phulbani ,Koraput, Malkangiri," said S C Sahoo, Director of Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar.
"Wind speed also may also increase after crossing the coast ...The wind speed at Gopalpur is about 50 kmph. Last 24 hours also we got data upto 6.30 in the morning of about 61 mm rainfall has been recorded there," he added.
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