Weather advisory issued for severe lightning
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in several provinces and districts.
The advisory states that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Central, North-Western, Western, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Anuradhapura, Galle and Matara districts.
There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.