Heavy to very heavy rains likely in Telangana this week

The Hyderabad MET department has issued heavy to very heavy rainfall alerts for several Telangana districts for the next three days. Northern districts face an orange alert, while Hyderabad may see thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds throughout the week

Hyderabad: A heavy to very heavy rainfall warning, indicating 115 mm to 205 mm of rain, and a heavy rainfall warning that will bring 65 mm to 115 mm of rain, has been issued by the Hyderabad MET department for several districts of Telangana for the next three days, on Monday.

The very heavy rainfall warning, i.e., orange alert (high intensity), has been issued to northern parts of Telangana including Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal and Nizamabad. The heavy rainfall alert has been issued to Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Medak and Kamareddy districts.

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Hyderabad and its surrounding districts, including Medchal-Malkajgiri, can expect thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds. The entire week, however, will continue to remain overcast with sporadic spells of thundershowers, lightning and gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph, the Hyderabad MET department said in its Monday evening forecast.

The IMD-Hyderabad has urged people to take necessary precautions, particularly those residing in low-lying areas, as very heavy rainfall could lead to massive localized flooding. The MET has also urged farmers to take measures to protect their crops from excessive moisture.