Heavy rain forecast for Telangana; IMD issues yellow, orange alerts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) – Hyderabad on Tuesday predicted heavy to very heavy rains in State over the next four days.

Hyderabad: Rains lashed several parts of Hyderabad on Tuesday amid weather forecasts looking at heavy rains in Telangana over the next four days.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) – Hyderabad on Tuesday predicted heavy to very heavy rains in State over the next four days. Yellow and orange alerts have been issued to a few districts, indicating thunderstorms accompanied by lightning.

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While there is a yellow alert for Wednesday and Saturday, the State will be on an orange alert on Thursday and Friday. For Hyderabad, an orange alert is issued on Thursday. According to IMD, some districts will also experience gusty winds.

On Tuesday, Nagarkurnool (70.6 mm) received the highest rainfall followed by Mahabubnagar (60.4 mm), Jogulamba Gadwal (51.6 mm), Mancherial (45.2 mm) and Peddapalle (42 mm).

Here’s the forecast for next four days:

September 7: Heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Janagaon, Rangareddy, Kamareddy, and Nagarkurnool, districts of Telangana. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are very likely.

September 8: Heavy to very heavy rain to occur at isolated places in Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Rajanna Sircilla, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Janagaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Kamareddy, Nagarkurnool, Jogulamba Gadwal districts of Telangana.

Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds (40-50) kmph are very likely to occur at isolated places in all districts of Telangana.

September 9: Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Janagaon, Siddipet, and Kamareddy districts of Telangana. Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds that will move 40 to 50 kmph are likely to occur.

September 10: Light to Moderate thundershowers are very likely to occur at many places over Telangana including isolated places in Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Rajanna Sirsilla, Siddipet, Kamareddy districts. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and Gusty winds are expected.