Bhubaneswar, April 13: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning for at least 19 districts in Odisha, forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds on Monday, April 14.
According to the IMD, the affected districts are expected to experience these weather conditions during the afternoon and evening hours. The districts likely to be impacted include Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.
In addition, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are also expected in several districts, including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
The IMD's regional center reported that light to moderate rainfall had already occurred across many coastal and interior districts of Odisha in the past 24 hours.
Despite the rain, the MeT Department noted that there will be no significant change in maximum temperatures across the state for the next four to five days.
