IMD Hyderabad Issues Orange Alert for Very Heavy Rain on September 13

IMD Hyderabad Issues Orange Alert for Very Heavy Rain on September 13

IMD Hyderabad has forecast very heavy monsoon rain for Sunday, September 13. The department has also issued an orange alert. Thunderstorms and lightning are likely in several Telangana districts.

Weather observer T Balaji posted a separate outlook on X. He expected scattered thunderstorms from midnight to early morning. The list covered Medak, Siddipet, Kamareddy, Sircilla, Karimnagar, Jagtial, Nizamabad, Hanumakonda, Warangal, Rangareddy, Yadadri-Bhongir, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Nalgonda, Adilabad, and Asifabad. Hyderabad city was included as well.

The southwest monsoon is still running below normal in the state. Telangana has received 519.1 mm of rain so far. The seasonal normal is 649.9 mm. That leaves a deficit of 20 percent.

Hanumakonda has the steepest shortfall. The district has recorded 378.2 mm against a normal of 714.1 mm. The gap stands at 47 percent. Warangal, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jangaon, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Jogulamba Gadwal, and Khammam have also logged deficits above 30 percent.

Hyderabad itself remains behind its seasonal mark. The city has received 393.8 mm. Its normal is 535.6 mm.

Saturday already brought heavy rain to parts of the state. Telangana Development Planning Society data put the highest total at 191.3 mm in Mahabubabad. In Hyderabad, Tirumalagiri recorded 35.5 mm.

Officials have asked residents to plan travel with care. Wet roads and lightning can disrupt movement. More showers may follow under the orange alert.