Hyderabad: Heavy rains are lashing East and North Hyderabad and are expected to cover other parts of the city in the next 2 to 3 hours, according to local weather enthusiast T Balaji.

Scattered intense storms are also expected to hit several districts including Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Kamareddy, Warangal, Mahabubabad, Khammam during next 2hrs.