Bhubaneswar: Light to moderate thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind with speed reaching 30-40 kmph likely to affect some parts of districts of Khordha (including Bhubaneswar City), Cuttack (Cuttack City), Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi and Koraput within next three hours, said a nowcast warning issued by the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here at 2.00 PM.
The weather agency has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for the aforementioned districts.
The agency has advised people to keep a watch on the weather for worsening conditions and be ready to move to safer places to protect themselves from lightning strikes.