Cyclone Murasu begins landfall on Andhra coast; winds gust up to 120 kmph

Mangalore Today News Network

AP, Nov 3, 2026: Severe cyclonic storm Murasu began making landfall near Ongole in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district in the early hours of Tuesday, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds along the coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The landfall process began around 1 am on November 3, with gale-force winds reaching speeds of 110 kmph and gusting up to 120 kmph.

"The landfall process commenced at 0100 hours IST on November 3. The forward sector of the wall cloud is entering the coast, while the wall cloud region is very close to the coast," the IMD said in its official bulletin.

Several parts of southern Andhra Pradesh experienced heavy rainfall under the influence of the cyclone.

At 1.30 am, the storm was centred over the west-central Bay of Bengal, close to the South Andhra Pradesh coast, about 40 km southeast of Ongole, 60 km northeast of Kavali and 70 km south of Bapatla.

The IMD said the cyclone was expected to cross the coast between Nellore and Narsapur, near Ongole. Strong winds of 110 kmph, with gusts reaching 120 kmph, were likely to continue along and off the coast until Tuesday morning.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall was also forecast across south coastal Andhra Pradesh over the next 12 hours.

The IMD further warned of a storm surge of 1 to 1.5 metres above the astronomical tide, which could inundate low-lying coastal areas until Tuesday morning. Bapatla, Krishna and Prakasam districts were likely to experience the highest storm surge.