First published Oct 16, 2026, 6:30:15 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 16, 2026, 6:30:15 PM UTC

Lightning is Likely to occur over egd-rajahmundryfullyurban, egd-rajanagaram, anm-vayalpadu, sss-nallamada, ndl-bandiatmakur mandals . Please follow SDMA guidelines.

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An Andhra Pradesh SDMA alert says lightning is likely over five named mandals and asks people to follow SDMA guidelines. Severity is listed as severe and urgency as expected.

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The alert identifies a severe lightning threat across several named mandals.

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India SACHET Disaster Alerts Lightning is Likely to occur over egd-rajahmundryfullyurban, egd-rajanagaram, anm-vayalpadu, sss-nallamada, ndl-bandiatmakur mandals . Please follow SDMA guidelines.National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) / SACHET Usage terms

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