Low stress over Bay of Bengal to set off heavy rainfall in A.P.

Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh could obtain very heavy rainfall on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) and Thursday (August 14), as a low stress has been shaped over west-central and northwest Bay of Bengal, off north Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha coasts at 5.30 a.m. It is prone to transfer west-northwestwards and develop into well-marked through the subsequent 24 hours.

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The A.P. State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has sounded a observe of warning to the general public because the districts of NTR, Krishna, West Godavari, Eluru, Guntur, Palnadu, Bapatla and Prakasam are prone to obtain heavy rain on these two days.

Already, NTR and Guntur districts have obtained very heavy rainfall on the intervening night time of Tuesday and Wednesday, resulting in inundation of low-lying areas. Many small streams in Guntur district are overflowing, inflicting visitors jams on the outskirts of Guntur metropolis.

In NTR district, Ibrahimpatnam obtained 142.8 mm rainfall between 6 a.m. on Tuesday and the corresponding time interval on Wednesday. This is the very best quantity of rainfall obtained by a station within the State this season. It was on August 30 and 31 final yr that the district recorded such large quantities of rainfall.

Flood warning issued after heavy inflows into Krishna

The APSDMA authorities have stated the inflows into Krishna river will proceed to extend. At 11 .20 a.m., the inflows on the Prakasam Barrage have touched 3,09,438 cusecs. The first warning is given when the inflows on the barrage cross 3.97 lakh cusecs.

In the backdrop, NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha has requested all field-level officers to be alert because the inflows could contact 5 lakh cusecs progressively. He instructed officers to arrange flood warning boards instantly to alert public concerning the flood state of affairs.

He urged public to not fall for faux information, and warranted them that there isn’t any flood risk to the Budameru at current. Last yr, when it rained closely in NTR district and Telangana, Budameru swelled inflicting floods in Vijayawada. The Collector stated groups have been arrange on the Velagaleru regulator for steady monitoring.

A management room, with 9154970454, has been arrange on the Collectorate. The officers are mapping low-lying areas, which will be evacuated within the occasion of a flood.

Meanwhile, in north coastal districts together with Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, mild rainfall is predicted within the subsequent three hours, in response to a 11 .am. bulletin of the India Meteorological Department.