City drenched by sudden showers
IMD predicts thunderstorms, gusty winds for the next four days in state
Brining respite from the scorching heat, parts of city witnessed light to moderate showers on Monday. Officials of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a forecast of thunderstorms for the next four days till May 7.
In its warning, IMD said thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning, gusty winds (30-40 kmph) and hailstorms are very likely to occur at isolated places across Telangana.
According to IMD director K Naga Ratna, there is a trough travelling over north Karnataka and adjoining areas. “Under the influence of this system, there is formation of cumulonimbus clouds over the area, which is leading to rains. We expect the same weather to continue for the next 24 hours,” she said.
Even, private weather forecaster The Weather Channel said: “Owing to
Due to heavy rain and thunderstorms in parts of the city, trees got broken near Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad on Monday.
these rough weather conditions, the IMD has placed a yellow watch over Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, north interior Karnataka, south interior Karnataka, coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu and Puducherry for Monday. This advisory instructs residents to ‘be aware’ of the local weather situation. By Tuesday, the rough weather conditions are expected to intensify over Telangana and therefore an orange
alert has been placed over the state from May 4 to 6. The orange alert urges residents to ‘be prepared' for adverse weather conditions. Most of the other places of south India will continue to remain under a yellow watch for the
week. Hyderabad, in particular, has been placed under an orange alert from May 4-6 as rains, thunderstorms and strong winds are likely to affect the city of pearls, especially during the evening hours.”
It is not just the rains, they would be coupled with gusty winds as well. In the last 24 hours, the highest rainfall in the state measuring 114.5 mm was recorded at Elkathurthi in Warangal Urban district.