Thunderstorm, lightning likely in several Odisha districts for next 48 hours

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a ‘yellow warning’ for thunderstorm and lightning in several parts of Odisha in the next couple of days.

As per IMD’s regional centre in Bhubaneswar, the cyclonic circulation over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Sri Lanka coast persists.

The Southwest monsoon has been active over Odisha and light to moderate rain / thundershower has occurred at most places over the districts of coastal and interior Odisha in the past 24 hours.

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Weather Forecast and Warning: Day-1 (valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 11.10.2022)

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

Day- 2(Valid from 0830 HRS IST of 11.10.2022 up to 0830 HRS IST of 12.10.2022)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Bolangir, Nuapada, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.

Day-3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 12.10.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 13.10.2022)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundergarh,Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkenal, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Khordha.