Cyclone Murasu is likely to bring heavy rainfall across southern states | Today’s news
New Delhi: Severe cyclonic storm Murasu over the west-central Bay of Bengal is likely to move northwest around midnight on Monday and cross the south coast of Andhra Pradesh between Nellore and Narsapur, south of Ongole, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Landing Alert
The cyclone is expected to make landfall as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speed of 100-110 km/h, gusts up to 120 km/h. Landing is likely between 11:30 PM on November 2 and 4:00 AM on November 3, 2026.
The storm is likely to produce heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and gales over parts of South India during the next three days, with coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema bearing the brunt of the system.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), coastal Andhra Pradesh is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall at several places, with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on November 2 and 3. Isolated heavy rainfall is also forecast for November 4.
Rayalaseema is expected to witness a similar pattern, with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on November 2 and 3. Telangana is also likely to experience extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on November 3 following heavy to very heavy rainfall on November 2.
North Tamil Nadu is likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on November 2, while South Odisha and South Chhattisgarh may witness isolated heavy rainfall between November 2 and 4.
The IMD also warned of strong winds along Andhra Pradesh coast. Wind speeds are expected to reach 100-110 km/h, gusting to 120 km/h, during the night of November 2 and continue into the early hours of November 3.
Coastal North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry may experience gale force winds of 60-70 kmph with gusts up to 80 kmph. Parts of Telangana and Rayalaseema could witness winds reaching 70-80 kmph, with gusts up to 90 kmph, during the early hours of November 3.
Winds are expected to gradually weaken after the cyclone makes landfall, the meteorological department said.
