Odisha schools close as depression brings heavy rain and strong winds
Schools in Odisha were closed as heavy rain accompanied an intensifying depression, according to The Hindu. The India Meteorological Department forecast squalls with winds of up to 75 kilometres per hour along and off the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts between the morning of September 23 and the evening of September 24.
Schools in Odisha were closed as heavy rain affected the state and a depression intensified, The Hindu reports. The India Meteorological Department said squalls were likely along and off the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts. Winds were forecast to gust up to 75 kilometres per hour.
The warning covered the period from the morning of September 23 to the evening of September 24. The supplied report does not identify the location of the depression, state how many schools were closed or provide details of rainfall already recorded. The forecast indicated that coastal areas of Odisha and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh could experience strong winds during the warning period.
No information was provided about evacuations, casualties, damage or disruption to transport. The school closures were reported in the context of the weather system and heavy rain. The source material does not say whether all schools in Odisha were affected or whether the decision applied only to particular districts.
The IMD forecast is the main weather information available in the report. It identifies the expected wind strength and the dates during which squalls could occur, but gives no further projection about the depression’s path or development. Authorities and residents in the areas covered by the warning were therefore facing a period of heavy rain and potentially hazardous coastal winds.
Further details were not included in the supplied material.
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