Bhubaneswar(Focus Plus): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert in five districts of Odisha, warning of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms.
Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak and Gajapati have been issued an orange alert.
According to the IMD, these districts are likely to experience heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning, with wind speeds reaching up to 50-60 km/h. The alert has been issued for the next 24 hours.
Yellow Warning has also been issued for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Keonjhar, Angul, and Dhenkanal districts, where thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds at 30–40 km/h are expected at isolated locations.
For the forecast period from 8:30 AM on May 5 to 8:30 AM on May 6, the Met Centre anticipates more severe weather, with thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds at 50–60 km/h, heavy rain, and hailstorms likely in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, and Gajapati districts. An Orange Warning has also been issued for these areas.
Further, thunderstorms with lightning and wind speeds of 40–50 km/h are expected in the afternoon or evening at isolated places in Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Sundargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri districts. These areas are under a Yellow Warning.
