Cyclone Murasu to form in the Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours and set to cross the coast near Andhra Pradesh on November 2.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts the system, now over the southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) and Andaman areas.
The weather system is likely to deepen into a depression soon and a cyclonic storm within 24 hours. It will move west-northwestward to near the coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam around evening on November 2.
It is worth mentioning that various models are pointing to landfall possibilities on November 2 or on November 3. Coastal districts are likely to face heavy to very heavy rains and winds from November 2 to November 4.
This likely Cyclone Murasu is has prompted high alerts and preparation calls from authorities. It is worth mentioning that northern Tamil Nadu is likely to experience milder effects.
An X handle called Telangana Weatherman says, “Very high chances for intensification into CYCLONE MURASU on November 2-3 (80% chances) and very likely to cross anywhere between Kavali, Ongole, Chirala, Machilipatnam belt on November 3-4.
The X handle further added, “Once again, VERY HEAVY RAINFALL is loading in same areas where Arnab impacted, however this time Ongole, Nellore, Guntur, Bapatla, Vijayawada is also added in the list along with Eluru, Godavari districts however Srikakulam, Vizianagaram will not have major impact due to this system. Telangana map is already shared earlier, please check the pinned tweet in profile”
