The IMD expects several districts to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the state. Dummugudem recorded 142.4 mm of rainfall in 24 hours.
Heavy rainfall was reported in many districts on 19 August. (Creative Commons)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday, 19 July, issued an orange alert for 10 districts in Telangana for the next 48 hours even as torrential rains continued to lash several parts of the state.
The orange alert was issued for Mancherial, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Rajanna Sirsilla, Karimnagar, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, and Siddipet.
These districts are likely to receive heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rains (115.6-204.4 mm) on Wednesday and Thursday.
Another 10 districts — Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Janagaon, and Yadadri Bhuvangiri — are put on yellow alert. Isolated heavy showers are likely in these districts.
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The IMD has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers in most places across Telangana on Wednesday.
A yellow alert has been issued for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) areas for the next two days, indicating the possibility of light to moderate intermittent rain, with occasional intense spells.
An upper air cyclonic circulation over Odisha and its adjoining areas in the Northwest Bay of Bengal and the Central Bay of Bengal led to the present weather conditions, said K Nagarthna, Head of the meteorological Centre in Hyderabad.
“Another cyclonic circulation is also present at a lower altitude, extending up to 1.5 km above the sea level,” she told South First.
Nagarathna further said that under the influence of these cyclonic circulations and a low-pressure area expected to form over the North West Bay and adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours, Telangana is likely to experience light to moderate rain over most places during the next 48 hours.
Some areas may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall, while the northern districts may experience heavy rain — at times very heavy.
According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), the state recorded an average rainfall of 27.8 mm in the 24 hours that ended at 12 noon on Wednesday.
The rainfall was significantly higher than the normal average of 6.2 mm, with a deviation of 348 percent.
Dummugudem in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district received the highest rainfall of 142.4 mm.
Isolated places in Bhadradri Kothagudem experienced heavy rainfall, while Adilabad, Kumuram Bheem, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Siddipet, Mulugu, and Bhadradri Kothagudem also received heavy rainfall.
Moderate rainfall was reported in many places throughout the state, except in Nagarkurnool, Jogulamba, and Wanaparthy districts, which received light rains.
Telangana received a cumulative rainfall of 244.8 mm between 1 June and 19 July, slightly below the normal average of 257.6 mm, with a deviation of -5 percent.
In the GHMC area, Charminar recorded the highest rainfall of 34.1 mm in the past 24 hours.
The GHMC received a cumulative rainfall of 179.1 mm between 1 June and 19 July, which was also below the normal average of 208.8 mm, with a deviation of -14.2 percent.
The TSDPS predicted maximum temperatures of 27°C to 30°C, while the minimum temperatures will range between 22°C and 25°C across the state.
In the GHMC area, maximum temperature is expected to range between 25°C and 27°C, while the minimum temperature will be between 22°C and 24°C.
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