Weather Cyclone Murasu Live Update: Days after Cyclone Arnab hit India's eastern coast, Murasu, another cyclonic storm, originated in the Bay of Bengal and has crossed into coastal Andhra Pradesh. The landfall process had started at 1 AM on Tuesday after wall clouds started to breach inside the coastal region between Nellore and Narsapur. The process has now been completed and the IMD said it is likely to weaken from severe cyclonic storm to cyclonic storm by noon.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the storm maintained a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph. Rains started over the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha since Monday evening, which intensified into heavy rains, accompanied by gale during landfall. Administration, along with rescue teams from NDRF and SDRF, remained on toes to assist those in needs. Mass evacuations drives were held to bring people to safety. So far no casualties have been reported.  

Here are live updates

- Heavy rainfall and strong gale winds triggered rough sea conditions near Kothapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The intense weather conditions causing damage to thatched houses and uprooted trees in the region.

- As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh are likely to witness heavy rainfall for the next 12 hours. Along with heavy downpour, the regions are also set to receive thunderstorms and gusty winds.

- The heavy rainfall and strong winds caused waterlogging in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district. The NDRF personnel have been deployed to clear a fallen tree in the region.

- Cyclone Mirasu has completed its landfall as its centre entered the land. IMD said that the severe cyclonic storm is likely to weaken into a cyclonci storm by noon and into a deep depression by midnight.   

- Baptala in Andhra Pradesh is also witnessing heavy rainfall and string winds. Roads were waterlogged while trees were uprooted at many places. NDRF personnel deployed in the district were engaged in clearing the road by removing the fallen trees.

- In its latest update, IMD stated that Cyclone Murasu is likely to continue to move North-northwestwards and weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm (wind speed reaching 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph) by noon and further into a deep depression (wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph) by midnight of today, the 3rd November,2026.  It is under the continuous surveillance of Doppler Weather Radars at Machilipatnam and Visakhapatnam.

- In Ongole, several trees were uprooted while temporary structures collapsed due to heavy rainfall and gale gusting at 120 kmph. Visuals from the site show destruction. 

- Roads were inundated in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada due to heavy rains triggered by cyclonic storm. A video shared by news agency PTI shows buses traffic and people wading on the roads.

- Andhra Pradesh IMD chief K Nagaratha said that a storm surge of around 1 to 1.5 meters above the astronomical tide is likely to inundate low-lying areas of south coastal Andhra Pradesh through the morning of 3 November. The maximum peak surge is expected over the Bapatla region between the Krishna and Prakasam districts, after which it is expected to gradually decrease."

- Schools, colleges and Angwanwadi centres have been closed in several districts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. NTR, Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Prakasam, Nelor, Markapuram, Chennai, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur, among others.

- Providing update on Murasu, Director of the Andhra Pradesh IMD K Nagaratna said, "At present the severe cyclonic storm Murasu lies over 15.45 degrees latitude and 80.25 degrees east longitude and it's nearly 20 kilometers east southeast of Ongole, 60 kilometers south southwest of Bapatla and 70 kilometers north northeast of Kavalli and 100 kilometers around north northeast of Nellore and the landfall process that is already happening near to Ongole is likely to continue for next 1 to 2 hours and this gale winds associated at present with this system are continuing to be 100 to 110 kilometers per hour at times 120 kilometers per hour... In association with the severe cyclonic storm, there is likely of heavy rainfalls occurring in the coastal Andhra Pradesh, south coastal Andhra Pradesh... Red warnings have been issued to Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, NTR, and Prakasam... Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea even on today till 4th November morning and there is total suspension of offshore and onshore operations till the operations are reviewed as per the warnings of IMD. It is better to follow IMD updates and further advices till the cyclonic storm has been weakened."

- Rough sea conditions were witnessed off Chennai coast on Tuesday morning after 'severe' Cyclone Murasu started its landfall in south coastal Andhra Pradesh. Similar scenes surfaced from Puducherry as the entire region saw heavy rainfall. Visuals from Marina Beach sho fishermen venturing in the sea.

- Many families were shifted to relief campos in Andhra Pradesh's NTR district. Collector Lakshmisha said that there were no major issues in the district so far due to the cyclonic storm. He urged people to remain indoors given the forecast for heavy to very heavy rainfall. He said that several families were shifted to relief camps as a precautionary measure in view of possible landslides in Mogalrajapuram.

- Andhra's coastline is witnessing intense rainfall along with strong winds. Kothapatnam Beach area near Ongole is witnessing heavy rainfall.

- Reports of uprooted trees also emerged in several parts of the state. Several trees were uprootes in Chirala region after landfall commenced.

- The South Coastal Railways (SCoR) has cancelled 9 trains as a precautionary measure for Cyclone Murasu. These trains include:

  • 67225 Vijayawada–Gudur Passenger departing Vijayawada on November 2
  • 12744 Vijayawada–Gudur Express departing Vijayawada on November 2
  • 67235 Guntur–Tenali Passenger departing Guntur on November 2
  • 67237 Tenali–Repalle Passenger departing Tenali on November 2
  • 67226 Gudur–Vijayawada Passenger departing Gudur on November 3
  • 12743 Gudur–Vijayawada Express departing Gudur on November 3
  • 67236 Tenali–Guntur Passenger departing Tenali on November 3
  • 67238 Repalle–Markapur Passenger departing Repalle on November 3
  • 67239 Markapur–Tenali Passenger departing from Markapur on Nov 3

- So far, at least 19 domestic flights have been cancelled at Vijayawada, Tirupati and Visakhapatnam airports. Over 2 lakh people were evacuated in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and moved to safer locations while disaster relief teams, including the NDRF, on alert.