India, April 6 -- The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and rain in several districts of Odisha over a three-day period starting April 8.

Per the latest weather bulletin, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds reaching speeds of 30 to 40 kmph are expected in the afternoon or evening at isolated places in the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Rayagada, and Koraput. A yellow warning has been issued for these districts from 8:30 AM on April 8 to 8:30 AM on April 9.

Similar weather conditions are likely to prevail at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack...