A low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours with Odisha expected to witness heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning over the next 48 hours.

People are advised to take precautions against possible lightning strikes and gusty winds.

“A low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal within the next 24 hours and move west-northwest, intensifying into a depression over the central and west-central Bay of Bengal in the subsequent 48 hours,” Manorama Mohanty, Director of IMD, Bhubaneswar, said.

She further mentioned that there are possibilities of moderate rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds in Odisha.

“Over the last 24 hours, there was scattered rainfall activity across the state…heavy rain is noted in t

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