Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued thunderstorm and rain warning for 20 Odisha districts including twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack .
Yellow warning of moderate thunderstorm accompanied with wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, lightning and light to moderate rain has been issued for the 20 districts.
Nuapada, Balangir, Bargarh, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Rayagada, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Khurda (including Bhubaneswar) and Cuttack (including Cuttack city) are likely to experience this weather condition in the next two hours.
People have been advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect themselves from lightning strikes.
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