Telegram lightning alerts · Cuttack, Odisha, India
Cuttack — Odisha's second city and Silver City — sits at the Mahanadi delta where Bay of Bengal cyclones and monsoon depressions produce intense lightning. ThunderWatchBot sends a Telegram alert the moment a strike enters your chosen radius, whether you are in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar or anywhere in coastal Odisha.
Lightning in Cuttack and Odisha
Odisha lies directly in the Bay of Bengal cyclone track. The state records high lightning fatality numbers each monsoon. Cuttack's location at the Mahanadi river delta makes it especially vulnerable to storm surges combined with lightning from approaching depressions.
The south-west monsoon is vigorous across Odisha from June to October. Bay of Bengal depressions often make landfall in Odisha, bringing intense rainfall and cloud-to-ground lightning. A 20–25 km radius alert gives meaningful lead time for residents of Cuttack and surrounding Cuttack district.
Odisha is one of India's most cyclone-prone states. Tropical cyclones crossing the coast bring extreme lightning and sudden wind changes. ThunderWatchBot tracks real-time lightning events and fires an alert as soon as a strike enters your radius — independent of any cyclone warning system.
Fishing communities at Paradip, Ersama and the Mahanadi delta mouth face extreme lightning risk during monsoon and cyclone season. An alert with the exact GPS distance and a Google Maps link helps fishermen decide when to return to harbour.
The Mahanadi basin around Cuttack has intensive paddy cultivation. Farmers working in flooded paddy fields during the kharif season are among the most at-risk groups for lightning fatalities in India.
FAQ
Open ThunderWatchBot, send your GPS location near Cuttack and set a radius in kilometers (e.g. 20). The bot alerts you whenever lightning is detected within that distance.
Yes. The bot tracks lightning from the global feed regardless of the weather system. During cyclones, it fires when a strike enters your radius, just like any other storm.
Yes. Set your location to anywhere in coastal Odisha and the bot tracks lightning from those exact GPS coordinates.
Bay of Bengal storms do not wait