Thunderstorms in TS: IMD

2 districts receive surplus rainfall in 24hrs AP LIKELY TO WITNESS HIGH TEMP

Telangana state may witness isolated thunderstorms during the next 48 hours, officials of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) have said.

During the last 24 hours, the highest rainfall in the state of 18.1 mm was recorded in Rangareddy district. Hyderabad witnessed maximum rain of 14.5 mm at Asifnagar.

Many parts of the city were greeted by booming sounds of thunderstorms on Tuesday

A low pressure area is likely to form over East Central Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around May 23, a report by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. The system might bring in rain to coastal AP and propel advancement of the southwest monsoon.

morning. Several parts recorded rain but it was

The monsoon is likely to advance into the South Andaman Sea and southeast Bay of Bengal around May 21. Southeasterly and southerly winds will prevail all over Andhra Pradesh during the next few days.

The IMD predicted thunderstorms for north coastal AP and a rise in temperature by two to three degrees Celsius during the next three days.

intense on the outskirts. Disaster management teams of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation swung into action to deal with the situation.

As per Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), till 7 am, Chandulal Baradari received 18.5 mm while Attapur recorded 17.5 mm of rainfall.

According to IMD officials, two districts in the state have received surplus rainfall higher than 1,000 per cent in one day. They are Hyderabad and Medchal-Malkajgiri, which received 1,344 per cent and 1,220 per cent rainfall respectively.