Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre here issued thunderstorm and rainfall alert for 15 districts of Odisha.
The Met office has sounded alert for Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur districts.
“Moderate thunderstorm/lighting with light rainfall and gusty wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph & lightning and light rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places over Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi, districts between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM,” the Met office said in the latest bulletin.
In another bulletin, the Met warned: “Moderate thunderstorm/lighting with light rainfall and gusty wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph & lightning and light rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places over Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur districts between 5:45 PM and 8:45 PM.”