Heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast issued for 18 TG districts; 12 more under yellow alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for multiple Telangana districts for Tuesday, July 22. An orange alert, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall, was issued for 18 districts. And, a yellow alert, indicating the possibility of heavy rainfall, was issued for 12 districts.

Districts under orange alert

According to the IMD’s latest bulletin, the orange alert covers isolated places in Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, and Kamareddy districts.

Yellow alert

The yellow alert was issued for Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Mahabubnagar and Nagarkurnool. Additionally, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are very likely to occur at isolated places across all 33 districts.

Hyderabad and its surrounding areas

For Hyderabad and its surrounding areas, the forecast for the next 24 hours indicates a generally cloudy sky. “Moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds, with an occasional intense spells at a few places, is very likely towards evening or night. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 31 °C and 23 °C respectively,” as per the IMD bulletin.