Hyderabad: A thunderstorm struck several parts of Hyderabad early on Thursday morning causing some of the worst damage in recent times. Major junctions and areas of prime connectivity were inundated till late afternoon, low-lying colonies were flooded, several nalas overflowed, and 200 places were identified as critical water stagnation points. Winds were fortunately of low intensity which limited the damage to elevated structures like hoardings.
This is still seen as ‘pre-monsoon showers’ and does not herald the advent of the southwest monsoon.
Amberpet, Bandlaguda and Srinagar colony recorded around 9 cm (90mm) of rainfall, the highest recorded in the city. This was followed by Begumpet — 8 cm, and Nampally, Malkajgiri, Narayanaguda Miralam Tank — 7 cm. Golconda too recorded heavy rains of 6 cm. Other localities that received heavy rains of above 5 cm were Rajendra Nagar, Madhapur, Musheerabad, Viratnagar (near Mandamallamma) and Jubilee Hills.
108 mm of rainfall recorded in city
In a span of eight days, Hyderabad has already recorded 108 mm of rainfall in June against the normal rainfall average of 111.2 mm for June. The thunderstorm hit the city between 4 am and 6 am on Thursday.
“These weather conditions can be attributed to a trough that is extending from South Bihar up to North Andhra Pradesh. Also, the wind shear is roughly 13°N and extends up to the tropospheric level,” said a weather bureau official.
More thunderclouds could accumulate over Telangana and its capital city, Hyderabad. As a result, Hyderabad will continue to record light to moderate spells of rain for the next few days. More rain is expected on Friday.
Squally winds will also prevail over the region. According to Skymet Weather, there could be a gradual drop in temperature. These weather conditions are due to westerly-southwesterly winds blowing over the region.
