Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Metrological Department (IMD) Friday issued a rainfall and thunderstorm warning for 13 districts of Odisha. The warning will remain valid till 8.30am, September 19. People in these districts have been advised to stay indoors and take shelter in buildings during lightning as a precautionary measure
In its afternoon bulletin, the IMD said: Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of interior Odisha and at one or two places over the districts of coastal Odisha.
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Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Nuapada, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Meanwhile, the highest temperature of 37.5 degree Celsius was recorded at Paralakhemundi district of Odisha.
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