Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued thunderstorm with lightning and heatwave warnings for several districts of Odisha for the next three days.
As per the weather agency, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Sambalpur, Koraput, Malkangiri, and Rayagada in the next 24 hours.
Heat wave condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Sonepur, Bolangir, and Boudh during the same period.
The IMD has stated that the heat is tolerable for general public but slight health concern for vulnerable people (viz: infant, elderly and sick people). It has advised to take precautionary measures for hot weather while going outside during day time(around 1100 IST1500 IST) in these areas.
