IMD forecast Heavy rainfall in Telangana for next 48 hours

Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), on October 8, predicted heavy rains in isolated places of Telangana for the next 48 hours.

Heavy rain is very likely to occur in isolated places of districts like Adilabad, Komarambheem, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Mancherial, Kamareddy, Rajanna Sircilla, Kamareddy Karimnagar, Peddaplli, Jayashankar Bhupalapalle, Siddipet, Mulugu, Warangal Urban, Warangal Rural, Mahbubabad, Jangaon, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Suryapet and Khammam.

It also predicted thunderstorm accompanied by lightning to occur at isolated places over Telangana.

IMD said light to moderate rain or thundershowers very likely to occur in many parts of the city at times intense spells in one or two places of the city for the next 48 hours.

The IMD also predicted waterlogging and drainage clogging in many parts of the low lying area in districts of Telangana.

According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society, During the last one day, Highest Rainfall of 128.8 mm recorded at Lingapur in Mancherial district in the state.

It also said that 200 mandals received excess rainfall of 20 to 59 per cent, while 193 mandals received more than 60 per cent of rainfall. Around 182 mandals in the state received normal rainfall and only 14 mandals saw a rainfall deficit till October 8.

“The cyclonic circulation over South Coastal Andhra Pradesh & neighbourhood persists and now seen between 1.5 & 3.1 km above mean sea level. The trough from above cyclonic circulation to Gangetic West Bengal, now runs from the above cyclonic circulation to Sub­-Himalayan West Bengal across Interior Odisha between 1.5 & 2.1 km above mean sea level,” read the IMD’s weather inference for Thursday.

“A cyclonic circulation lies over Telangana & neighbourhood at 0.9 km above mean sea level. A trough runs from the cyclonic circulation to south Tamilnadu across Rayalaseema at 0.9 km above mean sea level. A fresh low-pressure area is very likely to form over the north Andaman Sea & adjoining East-central Bay of Bengal by tomorrow, October 9, 2020.,” also stated IMD’s weather inference for Thursday.