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Advisory issued for severe lightning
An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western, Northern, North-central and Southern provinces.
The advisory, issued at 11.00 a.m. today (08), will remain in effect until 1.00 a.m. tomorrow (09).
Accordingly, thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western, Northern, North-central and Southern provinces.
There may be temporary, localized strong winds during thundershowers, the Department said.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity.
