Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a nowcast warning for 19 districts of Odisha till 5.40 pm.
Light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning is likely in some parts of Puri, Khurda (including Bhubaneswar City), Cuttack (including Cuttack City), Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balangir, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Boudh, Jajpur, Ganjam Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and Nayagarh during this period.
People have been advised to move to safer places to protect themselves from lightning strikes.