Rain To Drench Cuttack City & 2 Odisha Dists In 2 Hours

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Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a nowcast warning for 3 districts of Odisha till 12.05 pm.

According to the IMD forecast, light to moderate rain/thunderstorm with lightning is likely in some parts of  Cuttack (including Cuttack city), Jagatsinghpur, and Puri during the next three hours.

People have been advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect themselves from lightning strikes.

It is pertinent to mention that though there is no heavy rainfall forecast till August 31. A yellow warning for thunderstorm has been issued for Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore districts from 8.30 am on August 28 till 8.30 am on August 29.