IMD Hyderabad issues red alert for Telangana as heavy rainfall likely to occur

Hyderabad: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad issued a red alert on Friday for Telangana amid the prediction of widespread rainfall in the state for the next 24 hours.

“Hyderabad city during the next 24 hours is likely to have moderate rainfall and heavy spells at times. An orange warning has been issued for Hyderabad and a red warning for the state for the next 24 hours,” said Dr K Nagaratna, Director of Hyderabad Meteorological Centre.

She further stated that Hyderabad will likely receive moderate to heavy spells of rainfall.

 She said that Telangana is likely to have widespread rainfall due to a low pressure laying over South Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh coast along the West Central Bay of Bengal and associated cyclonic circulation which is extending up to 7.6 kilometeres above mean sea level. 

“Another Upper-Air seizure lies over North Chhattisgarh region and East-West Windshear zone around 20 degrees north latitude. Under the influence of these synoptic features, during the next 24 hours, Telangana is likely to have widespread rainfall, light to moderate rains over many districts and heavy rain over a few places between 7cm to 12cm and above 12 centimetres at one or two places in northern districts of Telangana,” she said.

“Adilabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Komaram Bheem and Mancherial are likely to have 12 cm to 20cm or more than 20 centimeters at one or two places. Jagtial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli and its associated districts are likely to have heavy to very heavy rainfall along with light to moderate rainfall over many places,” she added.

Earlier today India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Palghar district and an orange alert has been issued for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts for Saturday.