Thunderstorm warning for these Odisha districts for next 24 hours

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre of IMD issued yellow warning of thunderstorm for several places of at least 17 districts in Odisha for next 24 hours.

According to Bhubaneswar MeT, thunderstorm with lightening and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Keonjhar and Dhenkanal from today till Monday morning.

Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is in the forecast for a few places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Koraput and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha during the period.

The thunderstorm and lightning warning has also been issued for one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri between April 10 morning and April 11 morning.

The MeT forecast light to moderate rain or thunderstorm for one or two places over the districts of Coastal Odisha, Mayurbhanj,
Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri during the period.

Moreover, light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Gajapati, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri between April 11 morning and April 12 morning.