Hyderabad, Aug. 9 -- The residents of Hyderabad need to gear up for rains as scattered intense thunderstorms are expected in the next few hours and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert.

As per the weather department, other districts of the state are also likely to receive rains.

Yellow alert till August 15

As per IMD Hyderabad, the yellow alert for various districts of the state is valid till Friday, August 15 due to heavy rains forecast.

On August 13, very heavy rains are expected and in view of it, the weather department has issued an orange alert.

For this evening, weather enthusiast T. Balaji, who is renowned for his accurate weather forecasts, predicted strong storms in Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Sury...