Heatwave in Telangana: IMD-Hyderabad issues ‘Red Alert’ for parts of State; nights to remain warmer

The IMD-Hyderabad advises extreme care for vulnerable age groups

Hyderabad: A red heat wave warning has been issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)-Hyderabad for multiple districts in Telangana State for the coming four-days, as of Wednesday evening. The IMD-Hyderabad red classification indicates not only a heat wave warning but also entails warm nights wherein minimum temperature continue to remain unusually high and very high likelihood of people developing heat illness and heat strokes across all age groups. The IMD-Hyderabad has advised that extreme care is needed for vulnerable age groups.

The districts for which red alert heat wave warning has been issued till Saturday include Adilabad, Jagtial, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Karimnagar, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Mulugu, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli and Rajanna Sircilla.

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In addition to the red alert, the IMD-Hyderabad has also issued heat wave and warm night conditions warning for all districts of Telangana till Saturday. In these districts, while day time temperatures are likely to remain above 44 degree Celsius, the night time temperatures are expected to remain unusually high. The temperatures during day and night will remain significantly higher than normal, a combination which is quite risky, as it involves exposing the human body to a prolonged period of heat stress.

The districts for which warning of both heat wave along with warm nights has been issued include Adilabad, KumaramBheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Medak, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu , Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, Jogulamba Gadwal districts.

Meanwhile, the Telangana Development Planning Society (TSDPS) temperature data has indicated that between Tuesday and Wednesday, multiple locations in various districts crossed 44 degree Celsius.

The maximum temperature reached 44.7 degree Celsius in Talamadugu, Adilabad, followed by 44.5 degree C in Menoor (Madnur mandal), Kamareddy district and 44.4 degree Celsius in Pembi in Nirmal district. At Asifabad (Kumram Bheem Asifabad) the maximum temperature was 44.2 degree Celsius while Kotgiri in Nizamabad recorded 44 degree Celsius.

In Hyderabad, the average maximum temperature (between Tuesday and Wednesday) of 42 degree Celsius was recorded at L B Nagar followed by 42.1 degree C at Jubilee Hills. A clutch of regions including Uppal, Hayathnagar, Saroornagar, Rajendranagar, Goshamahal, Musheerabad, Amberpet etc recorded average maximum temperature of 41.6 degree Celsius. The intensity of the heat wave has been such that 41.0 degree Celsius was the minimum day-time temperature in one or two regions of Hyderabad.