Cyclone Murasu brought extremely heavy rainfall to several mandals in erstwhile Khammam district, disrupting village connectivity. Floodwaters washed away a temporary road, while strong winds and rain damaged crops and affected coal production at SCCL opencast mines.+
Khammam: Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts bore the brunt of Cyclone Murasu from Tuesday night and throughout Wednesday, as relentless downpours continued to lash the eastern region of Telangana.
With the cyclonic system continuing to maintain its grip even after landfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Hyderabad, on Wednesday evening issued fresh warnings of heavy to very heavy rainfall, with isolated extremely heavy downpours, in Bhadradri Kothagudem and Khammam districts on Thursday.
While core Hyderabad and its surrounding regions, including Cyberabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Rangareddy, Vikarabad, Sangareddy and Yadadri, received no rain, the rest of the districts experienced mostly light to moderate rainfall. However, areas in Bhadradri Kothagudem and Khammam were battered by extremely heavy rainfall.
According to updated TSDPS data recorded between 8.30 am and 4 pm on Wednesday, Aswaraopeta in Bhadradri Kothagudem recorded a massive 278.5 mm of rainfall, making it the wettest location in the State as the system sustained its heavy spell. Other areas in the district, including Malkaram (188.3 mm) and Ankampalem (175.0 mm), continued to record heavy to very heavy downpours through Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier, between Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning, Mulakalapally mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem recorded the highest rainfall in the State at 231.8 mm (23.18 cm). Neighbouring Khammam district also recorded heavy rainfall, led by Vemsoor mandal at 196.5 mm (19.65 cm) and Sathupalle at 188.0 mm (18.8 cm).
Meanwhile, normal life remained unhindered in Hyderabad and other districts, which largely stayed clear of the severe weather activity.
The IMD forecast also warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and squally winds reaching 40–50 kmph in isolated places in Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem and Khammam districts, alongside gusty winds across several other districts.
Top seven locations receiving maximum rainfall
Updated TSDPS data as of 4 pm on Wednesday
Aswaraopeta (Aswaraopeta mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district): 278.5 mm (27.85 cm) – Extremely heavy
Malkaram (Dammapeta mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district): 188.3 mm (18.83 cm) – Very heavy
Ankampalem (Dammapeta mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district): 175.0 mm (17.5 cm) – Very heavy
Mulakalapally (Mulakalapally mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district): 149.3 mm (14.93 cm) – Heavy
Mandalapally (Dammapeta mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district): 82.0 mm (8.2 cm) – Heavy
Naidupeta (Dammapeta mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district): 80.0 mm (8.0 cm) – Heavy
Nagupalle (Dammapeta mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district): 72.0 mm (7.2 cm) – Heavy
