Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms Forecast Across Telangana; Yellow Alert Issued
IMD also forecast light to moderate rainfall in Hyderabad on Tuesday across all the zones
Hyderabad: The weather bureau predicted a wet Monday and three days of heavy rainfall in several districts where it sounded a ‘yellow alert’, asking people to be alert, on Sunday. This follows a wet weekend holiday as well as a sustained downpour that began late on Saturday night.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Hyderabad, forecast that isolated locations within Hyderabad, and neighbouring Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy Medak and Kamareddy districts could see thunderstorms and winds gusting up to 50 kmph on Monday. The forecast also covered Adilabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahbubabad, Warangal and Hanamkonda districts. The same situation would more or less prevail in these districts on Tuesday as well.
The yellow alert holds for Komuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli and Jayashankar Bhupalpally districts, with heavy rainfall likely across the northern districts. Meanwhile, a report from Andhra Pradesh said a low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal persisted on Sunday. This could bring heavy rain over north coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday.
IMD also forecast light to moderate rainfall in Hyderabad on Tuesday across all the zones, and light rainfall with partly cloudy skies on Wednesday.
On Sunday, Kamareddy, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts were issued an orange warning with moderate to heavy rainfall within the districts.
According to the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS), Sangareddy’s Nizampet saw the most amount of rainfall on Sunday, with 75.3 mm of rainfall, while Kamareddy’s Pitlam received 61.8 mm of rain and Sangareddy’s Sirgapoor and Kalher receiving 56 mm and 52.5 mm of rainfall.
Within the GHMC, CMC and MMC jurisdictions, Malkajgiri’s Vinayaknagar received the highest rainfall at 52.3 mm on Sunday. Ameenpur’s Kistareddypet received 24 mm and Keesara 21.8 mm of rainfall on Sunday.
Overnight from Saturday. the city recorded an average rainfall of 22.8 mm. Shaikpet and the MMTS Lingampally station received the most rainfall at 43.3 mm.
