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Telangana Under Red Alert: Heavy Rains Sweep 5 Districts, Hyderabad Braces for Drizzle
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News18•24-09-2026, 08:50
Telangana Under Red Alert: Heavy Rains Sweep 5 Districts, Hyderabad Braces for Drizzle
- •The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red, orange, and yellow alerts for various districts in Telangana for September 24, predicting heavy rainfall.
- •Five districts—Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, and Bhadradri Kothagudem—are under a red alert, indicating very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.
- •Eight districts, including Adilabad, Jagtial, and Khammam, are under an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall, while 12 others have a yellow alert for heavy rainfall.
- •Burgampadu in Bhadradri Kothagudem is among the areas experiencing significant rainfall, with widespread moderate to heavy rain expected in several districts over the next two hours.
- •Hyderabad is forecast to experience continued drizzles, light to moderate rain, or thundershowers with gusty winds, and temperatures around 30°C maximum and 22°C minimum.
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The IMD issued a red alert for five Telangana districts on Thursday, September 24, 2026, warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places: Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, and Bhadradri Kothagudem.
Hyderabad and its surrounding areas are expected to experience a generally cloudy sky with continued drizzles, light to moderate rain, or thundershowers accompanied by gusty winds.
Vizag recorded a record-breaking 242mm of rainfall in less than 24 hours between 8:30 am on September 23 and 5:30 am on September 24.
