Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm accompanied with hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 50-60 KM per hour is likely to occur in nine districts of Odisha between 7.30 pm and 11.30 pm today.

The districts likely to be affected are Boudh, Sonepur, Bargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore.

“Latest doppler weather radar and satellite imageries indicate that thunderstorm accompanied with hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 50 to 60 KMPH likely to occur in the districts of Boudh, Sonepur, Bargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore between 7.30 pm and 11.30 pm today,” said a bulletin issued by the local meteorological centre here.