Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Wednesday issued Nor’wester (Kalabaisakhi) warning for 15 districts of Odisha.
According to a release issued by the Met centre, rain and thundershower would lash Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Sundargarh and Jharsuguda.
Besides, wind speed reaching up to 50 to 60 kmph is likely to occur at these places.
People in these districts have been advised to stay on alert from 7 am to 11.30 am.
The IMD has predicted Nor’wester in most parts of the state till May 24.
On Monday, five persons, including two minor boys, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Nuapada, Sundargarh and Balangir districts.
