Rain hits Hyderabad, brings respite from soaring temperature

HYDERABAD: As predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Hyderabad, the city on Thursday, experienced light to moderate rains with many areas getting up to 36 mm of rainfall in the span of a few hours. The IMD had issued a thunderstorm warning associated with gusty winds from April 8 to 10.
As per the Telangana State Development Planning Society, Bolarum received the highest rainfall of 36.5 mm and is followed by Srinagar Colony (24 mm), Khairatabad (23 mm) among others.The maximum temperature in the city was recorded at 36.2 degree Celsius, which was 1.3 degree Celsius below normal at this time of the month.
Some parts of the city such as LB Nagar also witnessed hailstorm. “Not only the rain, we also got to see hailstones along with it here in Hyderabad. Though it comes as a sign of relief from rising temperature, I am more concerned about the damage it might have caused to crops!” tweeted Keerthi Vydyula.
Meteorologists attributed the rainfall activity to a trough/wind discontinuity from Rayalaseema to south Tamil Nadu running from cyclonic circulation over East Madhya Pradesh & adjoining Chhattisgarh to south Tamil Nadu across east Vidarbha, Telangana and Rayalaseema.
The weathermen have forecast that the thunderstorm activity will continue in the city as well as other districts of Telangana such as Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Medak, Sangareddy among others till April 13.