Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for as many as sixteen districts of Odisha.

The districts are Angul, Balasore, Jajpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Deogarh and Sambalpur.

“Latest doppler weather radar and satellite imageries indicate that thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and spells of rain likely to occur over the six districts between 6 pm and 10 pm,” a bulletin of the Meteorological Centre said.

People in these districts have been cautioned to stay indoors and take shelter in buildings and other safe locations as a precautionary measure.