The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North Western and Southern provinces, as well as in the Anuradhapura, Mannar and Vavuniya districts.
The advisory, issued at 11.00 a.m. today (11), will remain in effect until 1.00 a.m. tomorrow (12).
Accordingly, thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur in several places of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North Western and Southern provinces, as well as in the Anuradhapura, Mannar and Vavuniya districts.
There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers, it said.
The general public has been requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity.
