Same Bay of Bengal system, new warning: Telangana braces for rain
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.
The same deep depression that caused Tuesday’s extreme rain warnings for Odisha and Andhra Pradesh is now affecting Telangana.
The IMD has issued a heavy to very heavy rain warning for several Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, for September 24-25.
The system had earlier crossed the coast near Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
Farmers in affected districts have been advised to take precautions for standing crops.
The IMD continues to update its warnings as the system moves.
The IMD’s warnings typically remain in place until a weather system weakens or moves out of the affected region.
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.
Bay of Bengal weather system (representative satellite image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain
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