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Orange alert along the Bay of Bengal amidst Fani, and what it signifies
Posted on: 04/May/2019 10:17:41 AM
As Cyclone Fani has made a landfall at Odisha coast the Indian Government has issued an ‘Orange’ alert along the coastline districts of three states of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
There are different colors that are used to issue weather warnings. Weather alerts are applied in cases of adverse weather conditions including extreme temperatures, heavy snow and ice and flooding.
There are four colors used to indicate the alert category depending on weather’s intensity. Let’s give you a brief-
Green (All is well): No advisory is issued.
Yellow (Be aware): Yellow alert makes people aware that their location is at risk though, it does not pose an immediate threat to the general population. Yellow means that you should plan ahead thinking about possible travel delays, or the disruption of your day-to-day activities.
Orange (Be prepared): The orange alert is issued as a warning of extremely bad weather with the potential of disruption in commute with road and rail closures, and interruption of power supply. The sounding of the orange alert is a sign for people to prepare for evacuation, keep food packets ready and protect themselves and their family from bad weather.
Red (Take action): Extremely bad weather is expected. Red alert is the highest warning that is issued and implies that immediate action needs to be taken. This could mean shifting families to a safe zone, advising them to remain indoors among others. Widespread damage, travel and power disruption and risk to life is likely.
Skymet extends caution to all those residing in the affected areas!
Courtesy: www.skymetweather.com
