Telangana braces for heavy rains, squally weather over coming days under Cyclone Murasu

Telangana is bracing for a severe spell of heavy to extremely heavy downpours and squally weather this week, between Monday and Thursday, following the intensification of a deep depression into cyclonic storm ‘Murasu’ over the Bay of Bengal.

The IMD Hyderabad on Sunday afternoon issued a comprehensive, district-wise breakdown of rainfall warnings for multiple days between Sunday and Thursday for all districts of Telangana.

For Monday, November 2, rainfall activity is expected to be widespread at multiple locations. The IMD, Hyderabad has issued a heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for isolated places in Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, and Wanaparthy districts and heavy rainfall warning for Jangaon, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, and Medchal-Malkajgiri.

For Tuesday, November 3, the day when Murasu will make a landfall, the IMD has issued a forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall with



isolated extremely heavy downpours in Khammam, Suryapet, and Mahabubabad districts.

Heavy to very heavy rains are expected to hit Bhadradri Kothagudem, Warangal, and Hanamkonda, along with high-velocity gale winds between 60 to 70 kmph, even reaching 80 kmph. Heavy rains are also expected in Rajanna Sirisilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Jangaon, Siddipet, and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri.

On Wednesday, November 4, wet conditions will persist with light to moderate rain at many places. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds (40–50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) will continue to impact northern and eastern districts including Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, and surrounding regions before the system gradually begins to weaken.

By Thursday (November 5), the conditions will gradually taper off to isolated light-to-moderate showers by the end of the week, the IMD forecast indicated.