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Advisory issued for severe lightning
The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for severe lightning in the Central, Eastern and Uva Provinces and in the Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts.
The advisory, issued at 11.30 a.m. today (22), will remain in effect until 1.30 a.m. tomorrow (23).
According to the advisory, thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in the Central, Eastern and Uva Provinces and in the Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts.
Temporary, localised strong winds may occur during thundershowers, it said.
Meanwhile, the general public has been requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damage caused by lightning.
