Odisha

Rain, Gusty Wind To Lash Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Again In 3 Hours Today

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued nowcast warning for twin cities of Odisha – Cuttack and Bhubaneswar – and Jagatsinghpur till 7.15 pm on Thursday

These places are likely to experience light to moderate rain, thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph in 3 hours. People have been advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect themselves from lightning strikes.

The state capital and a few other places had experience heavy rain and thunderstorm accompanied by surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph on Wednesday afternoon, which provided some relief from gruelling heat. There was also temporary power cuts for some time in the city. The thunderstorm activity was witnessed as mercury soared to 41.2 degrees Celsius in Bhubaneswar.

Notably, yellow warning for thunderstorm with lightning has been issued for one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Koraput till Friday morning. There is a heatwave warning for some places for 3 days.

Also Read: Heatwave: Mercury Likely To Soar To 44°C At 5 Places In Odisha Today; 45°C Tomorrow

 

OB Bureau

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