Weather Forecast: Thunderstorm, lightning alert issued for 21 districts of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar on Monday predicted thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and rainfall at one or two places over 21 districts of Odisha.

People in all these districts have been asked to remain alert till 10.30 am.

“Latest Doppler weather radar and satellite imageries indicate that thunderstorm with gusty surface wind and lightning and light to moderate rainfall likely to occur at one or two places over 21 districts,” informed the latest forecast of the IMD.

The alert has been issued for Khurda, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Balasore, Deogarh, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Bargarh, Angul, Nayagarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Sonepur, Nuapada, Sundergarh, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda districts.