The city witnessed rain with thunder squall on Monday evening for the fourth consecutive day. It brought woes to the lower areas of GGP Colony, Jayadev Vihar, Acharya Vihar as well as slum areas in the city.
A low pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal regions of Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha lay over the same area at 8.30 am on Monday.
Rains and thundershowers would occur at most places in the State while heavy showers are expected at a few places during the next 48 hours due to the low pressure.
Surface wind speed reaching 35 km per hour to 45 km per hour gusting to 55 km per hour may prevail along and off the State coast. Sea condition would be moderate to rough. Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea, cautioned the Met officials.
Meanwhile, a man and his son were killed and his wife critically injured when lightning struck them at Anchala village under Borigumma block in Koraput district on Monday afternoon.
The condition of the wife of the deceased, who sustained severe burn injuries, was stated to be critical.