Cyclone Murasu tracker: Where is the storm now? Check location, landfall time and wind speed
Authorities have evacuated about 2,000 people and prepared 30,000 more as the storm threatens strong winds, heavy rain and flight cancellations.
- The India Meteorological Department reports the developing system over the Bay of Bengal will intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm, expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur by the morning of November 3.
- This threat follows Cyclone Arnab, which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Narsapur on October 28, bringing maximum sustained winds of 125 kmph and damaging crops across the region.
- Special Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand reviewed power sector preparedness on Sunday, instructing utilities to strategically position manpower and essential materials in vulnerable areas to safeguard electricity infrastructure.
- The Odisha government has ordered evacuation of residents from low-lying areas and hilly terrain, while the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar forecasts heavy rainfall up to 20 cm on November 2 and 3.
- Current tracking shows the system moving west-northwestwards at 23 kmph, with expected wind speeds of 100 to 110 kmph, gusting at 120 kmph as it approaches the Andhra Pradesh shoreline.
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Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu Likely To Cross Andhra Pradesh Coast Tonight
Cyclonic storm 'Murasu' over Westcentral and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal moved nearly northwestwards with a speed of 20 kmph during the past six hours, intensified into a severe cyclonic storm
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