The Regional Office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Friday issued Orange and Yellow Warnings of heavy rains, thunderstorm and lightning for several districts of the State during the next 24 hours.
Thunderstorm with lightning and hailstorm and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40 to 50 kmph is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khordha.
Also heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Cuttack on Saturday.
A Yellow Warning for thunderstorm and lightning was issued for rest districts of the State during the period.
The weather office also issued a Yellow Warning for thunderstorm and lightning for the districts of Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Koraput till 8:30 am of Sunday.