Vikash Sharma

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  • A Yellow warning has been issued for several districts and people in these districts have been asked to remain alert to lightning strike incidents.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted that thunderstorm and lightning activities will continue in Odisha in the coming days.

A Yellow warning has been issued for several districts and people in these districts have been asked to remain alert to lightning strike incidents.

As per IMD, thunderstorm with lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar,Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri in the next 24 hours.

“The trough at mean sea level from west Uttar Pradesh to Assam now runs from northwest Rajasthan to East Assam across Haryana, north Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and extends upto 0.9 km above mean sea level,” said IMD.

Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for next five days:

Day 1 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 02.07.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 03.07.2021)

Yellow Warning (To be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nawarangpur, Koraput, Malkangiri.

Day 2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 03.07.2021up to 0830 hrs IST of 04.07.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri and Balasore.

Day 3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 04.07.2021up to 0830 hrs IST of 05.07.2021)

Yellow Warning (To be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara.

Day 4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 05.07.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 06.07.2021)

Yellow Warning(To be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul,Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada.

Day 5 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 06.07.2021up to 0830 hrs IST of 07.07.2021)

Yellow Warning (To be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur.

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