Tag: Thunderstorm

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid scorching heat wave conditions across the State, thunderstorm activities have come as a big relief for several parts of Odisha. The Regional Meteorological department in Bhubaneswar has issued thunderstorm and rainfall warning for five places of the State today. A press release by the Regional Meteorological Centre stated, “Moderate thunderstorm/lightning with light to […]

Mayurbhanj: Nor’wester rain lashed Udala town in Mayurbhanj district today injuring five persons and caused extensive damage to house, property and livestock. According to sources, heavy downpour, accompanied by strong, gusty winds and lightning pounded Udala NAC area today afternoon injuring five persons including two women. As many as 15 houses have been completely damaged […]

Malkangiri: In a shocking incident, a two-year-old child died while two other persons went missing after a boat flipped over in Sileru River near Odisha-Andhra border. The mishap occurred after the boat was caught in a thunderstorm. According to sources, five people were on the ill-fated boat and were crossing the river to get to […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid delay in the onset of monsoon compounding the heat conditions in the State, the Meteorological department has issued thunderstorm and rainfall alert for several places of Odisha. According to a release of the Regional Meteorological Centre here, light to moderate thunderstorm/lightning and light to moderate rainfall with gusty wind speed reaching 30 to […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid advancement of the South-west monsoon towards Odisha, the Regional Meteorological department today issued thunderstorm and rainfall warning for nine districts in the State. The weather department issued warning in the districts–Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, Nuapada, Sundergarh and Bolangir. According to a release by the Met department, thunderstorm, lightning and light to […]

Mumbai: Two minors were killed as a severe thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning and heavy rains, disrupted air, road and rail traffic in Mumbai late on Monday night, officials said. Two boys — Tushar Jha (12) and Rushabh Tiwari (11) — were electrocuted near their tenement in Poisar slums in Kandivali East, the BMC Disaster Control […]

Bhubaneswar: The meteorological department has issued thunderstorm and rainfall warning for as many as 19 districts of the State. The Regional Meteorological Centre here has informed that moderate thunderstorm/lightning accompanied by light rainfall likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Malkangiri, Ganjam, Gajpati, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Balasore, Dhenkanal, […]

Bhubaneswar: Withdrawing the heat wave warning issued for Odisha, the Meteorological Department today predicted that several parts of northern, southern and coastal districts in the State will experience thunderstorm and rainfall activities in next three-four days. The Nor’wester rain is likely to bring down the temperature further in these parts of the State. “Rainfall activity […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha all set to welcome Monsoon in a few days time, several parts of State continue to witness regular spells of thunderstorm and rainfall. The Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar today issued thunderstorm, lightning and rainfall alert for as many as 14 districts of the State. As per the latest bulletin of the […]

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons were killed and three others injured in separate lightning strike incidents under the impact of thunderstorms and Nor’wester rain in different places in Odisha on Saturday. As per reports, a couple was killed after lightning struck them while they were fast asleep inside their house at Bisipali under Padampur police […]

Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological department has issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for five districts across Odisha today. As per the latest forecast by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, moderate thunderstorm/lightning and light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur in one or two places of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Kalahandi districts between 9 am […]

Bhubaneswar: The met department has issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for six districts of the State today. In its latest release, the Regional Meteorological Centre said , “Moderate thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to occur at some places over districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Balasore and Bhadrak between 9.15 […]

Bhubaneswar: The met department today issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for 11 districts of the State today. “Moderate thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to occur at some places over the districts of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Angul, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh and Puri between 9.30 AM and 12:30 PM,” […]

Bhubaneswar: The meteorology department issued thunderstorm, lightning and rainfall alert for eight districts of the State today. In its latest release, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said , “Moderate thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to occur at some places over districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Cuttack and […]