India Meteorological Department (IMD-Amaravati), has issued a yellow warning over the likely occurrence of heavy rains at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next four days.
As per the IMD forecast, heavy rains are likely at isolated places over Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR), Eluru, NTR, Parvathipuram-Manyam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Kakinada, Konaseema, East Godavari, Guntur, Palnadu, Bapatla and Prakasam districts during the next four days till July 24.
IMD also warned of squally weather with wind speed reaching up to 65 kmph along and off the north coastal Andhra Pradesh. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea along and off the A.P. coast during the next four days.
The low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast and its associated cyclone circulation is likely to slowly move west-northwestwards across the Odisha coast during the next two to three days.
Under the influence of the same system, several areas in the State received light to very heavy rains in the 24 hours ending at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
During the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Thursday, Buttaigudem of ASR district received 107.75 mm of rainfall, as per the AP State Development Planning Society data. Several other mandals in the district received more than 100 mm of rainfall during the same period.
Also, mandals in Srikakulam, East Godavari, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, West Godavari, Anakapalli and Kakinada districts received moderate to heavy rainfall.
As per IMD, Chintur of ASR district registered 100 mm rainfall while Kunavaram of the same district registered 90 mm rainfall during the same period.
Meanwhile, between 8.30 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Thursday, Rayadurg of Anantapur district received 92.25 mm of rainfall while Buttaigudem of ASR district received 65.75 mm of rainfall.
Other mandals in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Bapatla, Parvathipuram-Manyam, East Godavari, Nandyal, Kurnool and NTR districts received moderate to heavy rainfall.
