Severe cylone Murasu closest to Nellore at 11.30 am

Fishermen haul their boats ashore with the help of a tractor as the sea turns rough with rising waves ahead of Cyclone Murasu on Monday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS/The Hindu

Severe cyclone Murasu is currently located 120 km east-southeast of Nellore; 140 km south-east of Vali; 160 km north-east of Nungambakkam, Chennai; 170 km east-Northeast of Tirupathi; 180 km south-east of Ongole, to the south of which would be its likely final destination; and south-east of Bapatla.

The current intensity of winds at the centre of the sever cyclone is 100-110 km/hr gusting to 120 km/hr, according to India Meteorological Departmennt (IMD).

Landfall point is projected between Nellore and Narsapur, to the south of Ongole, beginning late night today at 11.30 pm, and the process likely to be over by 0400 hrs early on tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, with wind speeds of 100-110 km/hr gusting to 120 km/hr.

Published on November 2, 2026