Telangana Issues Orange and Yellow Alerts Amid Weather Warnings for August 19

Speedy Summary

• orange Alert: adilabad, Kumaram bheem Asifabad, and Mancherial districts in Telangana placed under orange alert by India Meteorological Department (IMD) for Tuesday (August 19, 2025), forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated locations.
• Other Warnings: Heavy rainfall predicted at isolated places in Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Medak, and Kamareddy; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are likely across all districts.
• Hyderabad Forecast: Moderate to heavy rain or thundershowers accompanied by gusty winds (30-40 kmph) expected over the next 24 hours.
• Rainfall Data: From Sunday to Monday morning:

– Siddipet’s wargal recorded the highest rainfall of 232.2 mm in Telangana.
– Extremely heavy (>204.4mm) rainfall observed in three mandals.
– Very heavy rainfall (115.6-204.4mm) recorded across 30 mandals.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The issuance of an orange alert reflects IMD’s proactive approach toward safeguarding lives and properties against monsoon-related adversities. These warnings emphasize the need for preparedness among residents and local authorities in affected areas such as Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, and Mancherial – traditionally prone to flooding during intense rains.

For Hyderabad residents facing moderate-to-heavy showers alongside gusts of wind over the next day: mobilized drainage initiatives remain crucial awaiting/stopping major infrastructure impacts ensuring locally supportive systemic resilience-align-weather event tailoring boundaries-systemically while weaving social inclusion weather adaptability interdependent communities reliant broad-lived outcomes bind-layer safeguard principles 

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