The Regional Met Centre of New Delhi on Sunday morning predicted a thunderstorm with light to moderate-intensity rain to occur during the next hour in the western region of Uttar Pradesh.
"Recent satellite imagery suggests: (i) Light to moderate rainfall at many places, with occasional intense spells accompanied by isolated thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds likely over West Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the next 3 hours," the IMD
"Light thunderstorms with gusty wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph and light to moderate rain is expected to occur in Nuapada, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Puri, Cuttack, Khorda, Ganjam, Gajapati, Malkanagiri, Jagatsingpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Balasore, and Raygada districts," said IMD Scientist Sanje
Motorists, and other road users, had to temporarily seek shelter on the sides of the Tiruchi-Dindigul Highway and resumed driving only after the rain subsided.
The met body has also said that occasional intense spells of rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also very likely in the region.
India Metrological Department on Wednesday predicted light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms over several parts of the country during the next three hours.
Amid the havoc created by cyclone Remal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert on Tuesday and stated that thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at many places in the districts of Tripura.
Moderate thunderstorm with gusty wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph and lightning and light to moderate rain are likely to affect some parts of districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal within next three hours, said a release issued by the India Meteorological Department at