Tag: Lightning

A weak monsoon condition is prevailing over most parts of Odisha. In the month of June, the state witnessed an average cumulative rainfall of 181.3mm.

Balasore: At least four persons died and two others injured in lightning strike them in two places of Balasore district today, police said. Of the four, Ajit Das (18) and his grandfather Mahendra Das(58) died at Gabgaon village under Chandipur police station while Basanti Singh (12) died at Ganeswarpur under Remuna block. Jaleswar police said […]

At least 52 people have been killed after being struck by lightning in different parts of Odisha over the past three days, officials said today

As many as 18 elephants were killed in lightning strikes at a forest in Nagaon district of Assam on Thursday. Preliminary investigation reveals that the jumbos were killed due to electrocution caused by lightning, however, the exact reason will be known only after post-mortem.

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre here issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for several coastal districts of Odisha in the next 24 hours. Moreover, several parts of northern and southern Odisha are likely to experience rainfall in the next 24 hours under the impact of a trough line. As per the latest forecast, thunderstorm and lightning […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has predicted rainfall, thunderstorm activities accompanied with gusty wind and lightning in several parts of Odisha in the next 24 hours. “Several parts of Odisha including coastal parts will experience rainfall in next 24 hours. Besides, moderate rain is likely to occur at one or two places in […]

Bhubaneswar: The office of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) today issued dangerous thunderstorm and lightning alert for six Odisha districts- Boudh, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal, Angul, Keonjhar and Deogarh. The latest warning issued by the SRC quoting Earth Networks stated, “Dangerous thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur at Banspal, Patana, Harichandanpur, Telkoi, Jhumpura and Ghatgaon blocks of […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for ten districts of Odisha till 2 PM today. As per the latest bulletin of the IMD, rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur at many places over Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Deogarh, Angul, Jharsuguda, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar issued moderate thunderstorm & lightning warning for nine districts of Odisha till 8:45 pm today. The alert has been issued for Kalahandi, Koraput, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Sundergarh, Jharsuguda & Keonjhar districts. People in these districts have been advised to remain alert and stay indoors in view of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar issued moderate thunderstorm warning for 10 districts of the State till 5.30 pm today. The alert has been issued for Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Koraput and Keonjhar districts. Moderate thunderstorm/lightning and gusty wind speed ranging from 30kmph to 40kmph and light rainfall are likely […]

Jaipur/Bhopal/Ahmedabad: Nearly 50 people were killed as rains coupled with thunderstorm and lightning hit several parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra overnight, officials said Wednesday. The unseasonal rains and storm also caused damage to property and crops in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Rajasthan witnessed the maximum casualties with 21 people killed in rain-related incidents […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre has warned of moderate thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and rainfall at one or two places over five districts of Odisha. People in all these districts have been asked to remain alert till 8 PM tonight. As per the latest release of the SRC, moderate thunderstorm, lightning and light to moderate […]

Cuttack: Two students were killed after they were struck by lightning in Tangi area of Cuttack district today afternoon. According to reports, the students, who were undergoing skill development training, sustained severe burn injuries after lightning struck them while they were playing with other students. They were rushed to the Cuttack-based SCB Medical College and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar issued moderate thunderstorm, lightning alert with light rainfall and gusty wind speed reaching 30 to 40 km/hr in several places of 19 districts till 08:30 PM today. The alert has been issued in the districts–Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Angul, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Bolangir, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, […]

Bhubaneswar: The office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) today issued dangerous thunderstorm and lightning alert for 8 districts of Odisha. As per the available data from Earth Networks, the warning has been issued for Boudh, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Angul and Deogarh districts. The people in Bissam Cuttack, Kalyanasinghpur, Kolnara and Kashipur blocks […]