Thunderstorm warning issued for eight districts in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm accompanied with hail and gusty surface wind is likely to lash as many as eight districts of Odisha today between 3 pm and 7 pm, the local meteorological centre predicted.

The districts likely to be affected are Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Cuttack and Khordha.

“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 over the districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Cuttack and Khordha between 3 pm and 7 pm,” a bulletin of the meteorological centre said.