Cyclone Murasu LIVE: Landfall in Andhra tonight, moderate rain across state

Amaravati: Severe cyclonic storm ‘Murasu’ is set to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narasapur in the intervening night of November 2-3, the Meteorological Department said on Monday, November 2.

Under the influence of Murasu, the Met department forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers across several places in Andhra Pradesh.

“The severe cyclonic storm Murasu is very likely to move northwestwards and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100 to 110 kmph (and) gusting up to 120 kmph between Nellore and Narasapur to the south of Ongole during midnight (11.30 pm) of today to early hours (4 am) of tomorrow, November 3,” the Met department said in an official release.

Under the influence of Murasu, it forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers at most places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema on Monday.

Likewise, extremely heavy rainfall is expected at one or two places over Bapatla, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor and Tirupati districts.

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