Red alert in five Telangana districts on September 24
The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for five districts in Telangana due to expected heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. Additional orange and yellow alerts have been issued for surrounding regions, with Hyderabad expecting cloudy skies and light rain.
Why it matters
Timely weather alerts are essential for disaster preparedness and public safety in regions prone to extreme weather events.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for five Telangana districts for Thursday (September 24, 2026). Eight districts were placed under orange alert.
According to IMDs latest bulletin, a red alert, indicating very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall was issued for isolated places in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts.
An orange alert, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall was issued for isolated places in Adilabad, Jagtial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal and Hanumakonda districts.
Additionally, a yellow alert, indicating heavy rainfall, was issued for Nirmal, Nizamabad, Rajanna Sircilla, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy and Jogulamba Gadwal districts.
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