Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Centre here has predicted rain along with lightning in several districts across the state for next four days.

Issuing Yellow Warning, the Regional MeT Centre said thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty wind is very likely to occur at several places of districts, including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

Forecast and warning for next four days:

From 8.30 am of April 14 up to 8.30 am of April 15

Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.

Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri,  Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangur.

From 8.30 am of April 15 up to 8.30 am of April 16

Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri.

From 8.30 am of April 16 up to 8.30 am of April 17

Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri.

From 8.30 am of April 17 up to 8.30 am of April 18

Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Gajapati  and Mayurbhanj.