Cyclone Murasu likely to bring heavy rainfall across southern states
The storm is likely to trigger heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and gale-force winds across parts of southern India over the next three days, with Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema expected to bear the brunt of the system.
Severe cyclonic storm Murasu is expected to make landfall along the south Andhra Pradesh coast, between Nellore and Narsapur, near Ongole, between midnight on November 2 and 4 am on November 3, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The storm, predicted to be a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph, is likely to trigger heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and gale-force winds across southern India over the next three days.
Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema are expected to bear the brunt of the system, with Telangana, north Tamil Nadu, south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh also forecast to receive heavy rain in some areas. Wind speeds along the Andhra Pradesh coast are expected to reach 100-110 kmph, with gusts up to 120 kmph.
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