Tag: Thunderstorm

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under severe heat wave conditions with as many as 12 places in the state recording maximum temperatures above 40 degrees celsius on Tuesday. As per the regional Met department, Jharsuguda was the hottest place in Odisha with a maximum temperature of 44.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Hirakud with 44.1 deg […]

Malkangiri: Nor’wester rain wreaked havoc in two panchayats located in the Bonda Ghati area of Malkangiri district today. According to sources, while roofs of most houses in the area have been completely blown away, rain has damaged harvested crops stored inside houses. Gusty winds have also uprooted many trees and battered standing crops. The district […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday issued a fresh thunderstorm, squall and dust storm warning for several parts of the country including Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The home ministry spokesperson said a fresh warning has been issued about possible thunderstorms accompanied with squall which may hit four states- […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department has issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for six districts in Odisha till 8.15 pm today. As per the latest forecast, the alert has been issued for Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Angul districts, while people here have been advised to take shelter in safe places and avoid venturing out […]

Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and four others were injured after lightning struck them during thunderstorm that hit Kalahandi district today evening. Five labourers were caught in the storm and were struck by lightning when they were on their way to Tetelpara from Kotamer village in the district. One of them died on the spot […]

Bhubaneswar: Advising people to remain alert till 7: 45 pm, the Regional Meteorological Department, Bhubaneswar today has issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for ten districts of Odisha. As per a bulletin issued by the meteorological department, lightning and thunderstorm accompanied with hailstone showers and gusty surface wind are likely to occur at Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, […]

Bhubaneswar: Get ready to witness cooler days in summer as Nor’wester rains will continue to lash several parts of Odisha. As per the latest forecast of Regional Meteorological Center in Bhubaneswar, there will be marginal drop in temperature as Nor’wester rains accompanied with hailstorm will lash several parts of Coastal districts in the afternoon. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Diwali celebrations in the state came to a nought after heavy rains lashed many parts of Odisha today, as low pressure over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, sources from the regional meteorological department said. Director of the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar SC Sahu said,”The well marked […]

Dhenkanal: At least three persons were killed and one injured in separate lightning strikes in Jajpur and Dhenkanal district on Sunday. A man was killed as lightning struck when he was out with a herd of cattle at Kuninda village under Bhuban police limits. The deceased has been identified as Surendra Dehury, a resident of […]

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall along with thunderstorm, under influence of a low pressure over north Bay of Bengal, is likely to occur at northern and southern parts of the State within next 24 hours informed regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional office of India Meteorological Department has issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 15 districts in Odisha till 5.30 pm today. As per the latest reports, the alert has been issued for Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal districts. People in these districts have […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional office of India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 19 districts of Odisha today. The warning has been issued for Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Bargarh and Sonepur districts. As per satellite images of Doppler Weather Radar, […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as nine persons were killed and six others injured in lightning strikes at different places across Odisha today. In Bhadrak district, a youth was killed as lightning struck him at Jalamandua under Bhandaripokhari block while another person died and three were seriously injured at Radhanathapur under Basudevpur block. A woman was also […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday forecast thunder storm and lightning warning for as many as 27 districts in Odisha. As per the IMD bulletin, the warning has been issued for Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapra, Nayagarh, Cuttack, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued thunderstorm and lightning warning in 14 districts of Odisha. It has also forecast heavy rainfall in the southern regions of the State in the next 48 hours. The districts which have been put on alert are Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Deogarh, Cuttack, […]