The Regional Office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Friday issued a warning for hailstorms and thunderstorms in several parts of the State in the next 24 hours.
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur in a few places in the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajapur, Kendrapada, and Keonjhar.
Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with speeds reaching up to 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Jajpur, and Kendrapada, the weather office said issuing an Yellow Warning.
There is also the possibility of hailstorms at one or two places in the districts of Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Baleswar and Mayurbhanj. Thunderstorm with lightning is also very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Balangir and Nuapada.
On Sunday, thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with speed reaching up to 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal and Mayurbhanj. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Nuapada, Balangir, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Bargarh, Dhenkanal, Baleswar, Jajpur and Bhadrak, said the IMD.