Thunderstorm forecast for 12 Telangana districts for October 29

A view of an overcast sky over Tank Bund and Hussainsagar lake, in the wake of weather conditions being influenced by Cyclone Arnab, in Hyderabad on Wednesday (October 28).

A day after various parts of Telangana received rain under the impact of cyclonic storm Arnab, isolated places in 12 districts are likely to receive thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds on Thursday (October 29). The very severe cyclonic storm crossed Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts on Wednesday morning, before weakening into a severe cyclonic storm.

The 12 districts where thunderstorms have been forecast are Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal and Hanumakonda districts, as per the India Meteorological Department-Hyderabad Centre’s latest weather bulletin.

On Wednesday, various parts of Khammam, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Suryapet and Mahabubabad received rainfall between 10 mm and 31 mm till 6 p.m. And, less than 10 mm rainfall was recorded in some parts of Mancherial, Nalgonda, Hanumakonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Warangal and Medchal Malkajgiri, as per the Telangana Development Planning Society’s data. In Hyderabad, overcast skies hovered till the evening at least.

The cyclone had an impact on temperatures as they dropped by 3C to 6C in various parts of the State in the past 24 hours, as per IMD’s report issued late on Wednesday evening. The sharpest drop of 5.8C was recorded at Bhadrachalam weather observatory, followed by 5C in Nizamabad and Hyderabad, and 4.5C in Hanumakonda.