IMD issues thunderstorm & lightning for several districts in Odisha Today
Bhubaneswar: The regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here predicted rain or thunderstorm in several districts of Odisha on Friday.
As per an IMD bulletin, light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur at a few places in the districts of coastal Odisha, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and at one or two places over the remaining districts of Odisha today.
Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching up to 30-40 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, and Gajapati districts today, the IMD forecasted issuing a yellow warning for these districts.
Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Keonjhar and Nabarangpur on Friday, said the IMD bulletin.
Some Odisha districts may witness rain or thunderstorm till May 8, it added.
