Nowcast Warning: Thunderstorm With Gusty Wind & Rain Likely In 3 Odisha Cities Tonight

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm along with wind and rainfall is likely in three cities of Odisha in next 2 and a half hours.

In its nowcast warning issued at 8.35 pm, the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar stated that light to moderate thunderstorm with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, lightning and light to moderate rain is likely to affect some parts of districts of Cuttack (including Cuttack city), Khurda (including Bhubaneswar city) within next three hours.

In another warning issued at 9.15 pm, the IMD said light to moderate thunderstorm with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, lightning and light to moderate rain is likely to affect some parts of Puri district in next three hours.

The IMD advised the people to keep a watch on the weather for worsening conditions and be ready to move to safer places protect from lightning strike.