Several parts of the State including Cuttack city on Tuesday experienced thunderstorm and hailstone showers. Heavy rainfall in the afternoon led to water-logging in several low-lying areas in the city.
Capital city Bhubaneswar was also lashed by thundershowers in the afternoon.
The Regional Office of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here said light to moderate rainfall or thunderstorm is likely to continue in several parts of the State.
An Orange warning for thunderstorm with lightning and hailstorm has also been issued for several districts for the next 24 hours.
Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching up to 30 to 40 kmph and hailstorm are very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Jajpur, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Baleswar and Kendrapada.
Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to prevail at one or two places in the districts of Kandhamal, Puri, Ganjam, Khordha, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Kalahandi, Jagatsinghpur, Subarnapur, Boudh, Balangir and Nuapada, the IMD said, issuing a Yellow Warning.