On Wednesday, the southern West Bengal districts and the north coastal Odisha region received an alert from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) due to the likelihood of significant rainfall. Rain is also predicted by the weather service for east and northeast India between November 15 and November 17. It added that north Jammu and Kashmir is likely to see snowfall and light rains.
“There is a possibility of very heavy rains in the southern districts of West Bengal and districts of north-coastal Odisha. An alert has been issued in these districts. A weak western disturbance is approaching. There may be snowfall and light rains in North Jammu and Kashmir,” Sen added.
Earlier on Tuesday, the IMD issued a warning for fishermen along and off the Andhra Pradesh coast. This was in view of a low-pressure area that formed over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to intensify into a depression in the west-central Bay of Bengal.
The winds are expected to prevail for the next two days, November 15 and 16. “Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea from Wednesday onwards,” IMD Visakhapatnam’s MD Sunanda told ANI on Tuesday.
“A low-pressure area formed over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman and Nicobar Islands on November 14th. It is likely to move west-north-westwards and intensify into a depression over the West-Central Bay of Bengal on November 15th,” said Sunanda.
“Thereafter, it would move north-westwards and may intensify into a deep depression over the West-Central Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast on November 16.
Subsequently, it would recurve north-northeastward and reach the northwest bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast on November 17. Due to this system, we are expecting heavy to very heavy rainfall activity over some parts of Odisha, especially coastal Odisha,” added Sunanda. IMD also advised fishermen not to venture into the sea from November 15 to November 17 until further notice.
