Bhubaneswar( Focus Plus) : Severe thunderstorm with hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 60 –70 kmph is likely to occur at several places in at least seven districts of Odisha during the next two hours, predicted the IMD today.
As per the prediction, thunderstorm with gusty surface wind is likely to occur at several places in Koraput, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagrah, Jajpur, Balasore and Ganjam districts during next two hours. The IMD has issued a Red alert for these districts.
The thunderstorm accompanied by hail may cause damage to thatched huts, power and communication lines and standing crops, said the IMD.
People are advised to take shelter in pukka structures and avoid taking shelter under trees. Farming operations should be temporarily suspended and people should move away from electric poles and wires during the thunderstorm, it added.
Besides, moderate thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph is likely to affect some parts of Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Balangiri, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Angul and Boudh districts during the next two to three hours. The IMD has issued an Orange alert for these districts.
