Public urged to stay alert as cyclone Murasu set to hit Nellore, Prakasam districts

Cyclonic Storm Murasu is very likely to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over west-central Bay of Bengal around Monday (November 2) morning.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Amaravati, it will cross south Andhra Pradesh coast with wind speed of 110-120 kmph between Nellore and Narsapur at 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday (November 3).

In view of the cyclone warning, SPSR Nellore District Collector Himanshu Shukla has urged the public to remain extremely vigilant, as the district is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall. The cyclone is likely to make landfall between Kavali and Kandukuru sometime between the evening of Monday and midnight, as a result of which the district may experience heavy rains.