Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorm activity across Odisha for the next five days.
As per the forecast valid upto 08:30 am of October 31, thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind with speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Sundaragada, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
For the period from 08:30 am of October 31 to 08:30 am of November 1, similar thunderstorm activity with lightning and gusty winds is very likely at one or two places over the districts of Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam.
During the period from 08:30 am of November 1 to 08:30 am of November 2, the yellow warning for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty wind reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph will continue at one or two places over the districts of Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
The IMD has also issued a similar warning for the period from 08:30 am of November 2 to 08:30 am of November 3 and from 08:30 am of November 3 to 08:30 am of November 4, with thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
