Heatwave Grips Andhra Pradesh; Kopperapadu Records 45.4°C
Disaster Management Authority managing director Prakhar Jain said that 239 mandals across 17 districts experienced extreme heat.
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh reeled under severe heatwave conditions on Saturday, with Kopperapadu in Prakasam district recording a maximum temperature of 45.4°C.
Disaster Management Authority managing director Prakhar Jain said that 239 mandals across 17 districts experienced extreme heat, with temperatures exceeding 41°C. The impact was most severe in Kadapa district (34 mandals), followed by Nellore (32), Tirupati (29), Palnadu (26), Prakasam (25), Markapuram (21), Nandyal (20), Kurnool (17) and Chittoor (10).
Jain warned that severe heatwave conditions are likely on Sunday in six mandals of Guntur district — Medikonduru, Pedanandipadu, Phirangipuram, Prathipadu, Thullur and Vatticherukuru. In total, 124 mandals across districts including Vizianagaram, Manyam, Alluri, Polavaram, East Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Markapuram, Prakasam, Nellore and Tirupati are expected to face heatwave conditions.
Saturday’s maximum temperatures included 45.1°C in Botlagudur (Markapuram), 45°C in Venkatagiri (Tirupati), 44.4°C in Kaligiri (Nellore), 44.3°C in Nuzendla (Palnadu), 44.1°C in Thavanampalle (Chittoor) and Dornipadu (Nandyal), 43.9°C in Kalasapadu (Kadapa), 43.7°C in Karamchedu (Bapatla), 43.2°C in Mantralayam (Kurnool), 42.8°C in Therannapalli (Anantapur) and 42.4°C in Vijayawada East (NTR).
Meanwhile, APSDMA officials said a surface trough extending from a cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan to Tamil Nadu and the Comorin region may bring light rain accompanied by lightning in districts including Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Manyam, Alluri, Polavaram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Konaseema, East Godavari, Chittoor and Tirupati.
