Bay of Bengal weather system (representative satellite image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Telangana rain alert: Districts under IMD warning
The IMD issued a heavy to very heavy rain warning for several Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, for September 24-25, as the same Bay of Bengal weather system that brought extreme rain to Odisha and Andhra Pradesh a day earlier moves further inland.
Several Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, are under a heavy to very heavy rain warning for September 24-25.
The alert follows Tuesday’s extremely heavy rainfall warning for Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
The same weather system is behind both warnings.
Hyderabad saw light rain on September 24 with overcast skies.
Local authorities are keeping watch on flood-prone areas.
Deep depressions over the Bay of Bengal often continue to produce rain over inland districts for a day or two after making landfall.
Local authorities in Telangana have been monitoring low-lying and flood-prone areas as the rain warning remains in place.
Residents in the affected districts have been advised to avoid waterlogged roads and stay updated on local weather alerts.
The system had earlier crossed the north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam.
Telangana and neighbouring states often see spillover rainfall from Bay of Bengal weather systems during the post-monsoon period in September and October.
The India Meteorological Department continues to track the system’s movement and update its warnings accordingly.
Farmers in the affected districts have separately been advised to take precautions for standing crops during the rain spell.
Weather warnings of this kind are issued in coordination with state disaster management authorities.
Hyderabad’s civic authorities have drainage and desilting measures in place ahead of the monsoon and post-monsoon rain spells each year.
The IMD categorises rainfall warnings using a colour-coded system, ranging from green to red depending on severity.
The IMD issued a heavy to very heavy rain warning for several Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, for September 24 and 25.
The warning follows an extremely heavy rainfall alert issued for Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana a day earlier, on September 23.
The same deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that caused Tuesday’s warnings is behind the continued rain as the system moves further inland.
Bay of Bengal weather system (representative satellite image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain