Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning for six districts of Odisha till 4.25 pm on Tuesday.
Moderate rain, thunderstorm and lightning along with wind speed 30-40 kmph may affect a few places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj in 3 hours.
People have been advised to keep a watch on the weather and move to safer places to protect themselves from lightning strikes.
According to the midday bulletin, thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph and heavy rain may occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, Rayagada, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack and Gajapati districts on Tuesday.
Thunderstorm/lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely at one or two places in Koraput, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh and Ganjam.