The city has ducked a major catastrophe by a very narrow margin, when the rainfall figures stopped short of matching the forecast of extremely heavy rainfall by the Meteorology department on Wednesday.
The rain overnight was moderate to heavy across various localities in the city, reaching a maximum of 6.6 cm at Miyapur. Most of the city recorded 4-6 cm rain, with areas such as Bandlaguda, Kapra, Golconda, Kukatpally, Malkajgiri and Shaikpet, receiving more than the city’s average rainfall.
The weather bulletin released by the Met department on Thursday issued red alert yet again for the city, and predicted another spell of heavy to very heavy rain and at times intense spells. There is high likelihood of thunderstorm and lightning accompanied with gusty winds, the bulletin said.
