**Bhubaneswar:** The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecasts thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and heavy rain at 16 districts of Odisha till 12:30 PM today.
As per the prediction, lightning and heavy rain is likely to lash Puri, Cuttack, Kandhamal, Balasore, Khurda, Talcher, Boudh, Bhawanipatna, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Ganjam and Nayagarh districts.
The bulletin further warned people in these districts to take shelter in nearby building or other safety locations.