Hyderabad hit by heavy rains, Telangana under yellow warning for next three days

HYDERABAD: Heavy rains lashed parts of Hyderabad on Sunday evening, leading to waterlogged roads and heavy traffic jams in the city. Commuters driving two-wheelers and four-wheelers were seen struggling to navigate through water-filled roads.

By 5 p.m. on Sunday, thunderclouds approached from the North and West directions. Areas like Qutubullapur, Alwal, Cantonment, Malkajgiri Kapra, Khairtabad, Rajendra Nagar, and surrounding areas witnessed light to moderate rain for a couple of hours.

Moderate rain and thunderstorms were observed in Khairatabad, Rajendra Nagar, Charminar, Abids, OU, Uppal, and surrounding areas, while light rain and thunder showers occurred in Kukatpally, Serilingampally, Qutubullapur, Alwal, and surrounding areas over the next couple of hours.

Heavy waterlogging in areas such as Saifabad, Nallakunta, Deewandoudi, RUB Malakpet, Kachiguda, Goshamahal, Amberpet, PVNR Expressway, and Rajendranagar caused significant traffic jams and slow traffic movement. Traffic cops from various police stations were assisting in clearing the waterlogged roads to ensure smooth traffic flow and to minimize inconvenience to commuters.

The heaviest rains were recorded in the Charminar area with 70.3 mm, followed by Asifnagar with 69.3 mm, Nampally with 68.5 mm, Bahadurpura with 56.8 mm, and Golconda with 56.8 mm in Hyderabad.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for the next three days, indicating that thunderstorms with rain accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places in the following districts of Telangana: Adilabad, Komarambheem, Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, and Kamareddy.

Weather forecast for the next five days in Telangana:

June 23 (Yellow): Thunderstorms with rain accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komarambheem, Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, and Kamareddy districts of Telangana.

June 24 (Yellow): Thunderstorms with rain accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komarambheem, Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, and Jogulamba Gadwal districts of Telangana.

June 25 (Yellow): Thunderstorms with rain accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komarambheem, Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, and Medchal Malkajgiri districts of Telangana.

June 26: NIL

June 27: NIL