Orange Alert: Thunderstorm, Hail Forecast For 9 Odisha Districts

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued orange alert of thunderstorm and lightning (accompanied by hail) for nine districts of Odisha.

Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Koraput, Gajapati and Rayagada till 8.30 am on Saturday.

Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph are also likely to occur at one or two places in Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Angul, Boudh, Sundargarh, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nawarangpur and Dhenkanal during this period.

The Met office has also forecast light to moderate rain or thundershower at a few places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jalpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpu r, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Nabarangpur and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.

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WEATHER PREDICTION FOR NEXT THREE DAYS

April 10

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places in Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.

Yellow Warning (To be updated)

Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places in Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Bhadrak.

April 11

Moderate rain or thundershower likely at some places in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Bolangir, Rayagada, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Deogarh and at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam.

Yellow Warning (To be updated)

Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph likely at one or two places in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Bolangir, Rayagada, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Deogarh.

April 12

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpu r, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Balasore.

Yellow Warning (To be updated)

Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj.