Cyclone Murasu LIVE Updates: Chennai, North TN receive rain as Cyclone Murasu heads to south Andhra

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Heavy rain lashes in the city. A scene at Anna Salai on Sunday. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B

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Severe cyclone Murasu sent its outer rain bands to Chennai while skirting the coast, and is racing towards South Coastal Andhra Pradesh, with landfall expected between Nellore and Narsapur, close to Ongole, around midnight on Monday or in the early hours of Tuesday (by 4 am). Ports along the south Andhra Pradesh coast are on high alert as the storm threatens to unleash damaging winds, storm surges and high waves.

Having come closest to the Chennai coast at about 200 km, the cyclone appeared to have skirted the city and was now heading towards its likely landfall zone along the South Andhra coast. The IMD expects it to cross the coast as a severe cyclone, packing sustained wind speeds of 100-110 km/hr and gusts of up to 120 km/hr.

• November 2, 2026 11:05

  Northern parts of TN receive rain as Cyclone Murasu heads to south coastal Andhra

  Northern parts of Tamil Nadu experienced heavy downpour, and several places in Chennai were inundated as Cyclone Murasu lay positioned about 250-260 km away from Chennai, heading for landfall over south coastal Andhra Pradesh.

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