Odisha weather alert: Thunderstorm likely to occur in these dists today

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind are likely to occur in 11 districts of Odisha today, the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasted.

“Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj,” the Meteorological Centre said.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal and at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Nayagarh, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Balasore and Bhadrak. Dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha, it added.