Cyclone Murasu LIVE Updates: 11 flights cancelled in Chennai, 10 in Vijayawada as Murasu heads towards Andhra coast, landfall expected by 4 am

Cyclone Murasu LIVE: Find here all the live updates related to Cyclone Murasu 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. Storm is likely to cross the south Andhra coast from 11.30 p.m. today and 4 a.m. on November 3.

(The Hindu) The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest bulletin, said that severe cyclonic storm Murasu was moving at a speed of 25 kmph and lay centred around 200 km east-northeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 210 km east-southeast of Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), 270 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 220 km east-southeast of Kavali (Andhra Pradesh), and 260 km southeast of Ongole (Andhra Pradesh).

“It is very likely to move northwestwards and cross the southern Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph between Nellore and Narsapur close to Ongole between 11.30 pm on Monday and 4 am on Tuesday,” it added.

(PTI) The Odisha government on Monday expedited the evacuation of people from vulnerable areas after Murasu intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. Southern Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall under the impact of the storm, which is expected to make landfall in adjoining Andhra Pradesh.IMD sources said that several areas in Odisha have started experiencing light rainfall under the influence of the system and the intensity of the precipitation is likely to increase gradually.

Following the warning, the state has prioritised evacuation from vulnerable areas and strengthened emergency response mechanisms, officials said. (PTI) Authorities have begun evacuating people along India’s eastern coast as Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu is expected to make landfall in the early hours of Tuesday.

Around 2,000 people have been evacuated so far, with plans to move nearly 30,000 people, Andhra Pradesh disaster management officials told Reuters. The storm is expected to be less intense than Cyclone Arnab, which killed six people and damaged homes and crops last week.

Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are likely to bear the brunt of Murasu. (Reuters) Cyclone Murasu: Check the full list of flights cancelled to and from Chennai The Odisha government on Monday expedited the evacuation of people from vulnerable areas after Murasu intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, officials said.

Southern Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall under the impact of the storm, which is expected to make landfall in adjoining Andhra Pradesh. (PTI) Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu moved west-northwestwards at 22 kmph over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal and was centred about 180 km northeast of Chennai and 160 km east-southeast of Nellore at 8.30 am on Monday, November 2.

The IMD expects the storm to cross the South Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur, south of Ongole, between 11.30 pm Monday and 4 am Tuesday, with winds of 100-110 kmph and gusts up to 120 kmph. A total of eleven flights arriving and departing from Chennai airport has been cancelled due to cyclone Murasu on Monday (November 2, 2026).

In a statement, Airports Authority of India (AAI) said, flights to and from destinations including Vijayawada, Kadapa, Rajahmundry and Tiruchi will be cancelled. All Anganwadi centres, schools and junior colleges in Guntur district will remain closed on Monday (November 2, 2026), in view of the heavy rainfall warning issued due to Cyclone Murasu, District Collector C.M.

Saikanth Varma announced. The holiday applies to educational institutions under all managements. The Collector cautioned that the cyclone could bring strong winds and heavy rainfall and advised people not to venture outdoors unless absolutely necessary.

-- The Hindu Bureau Schools and colleges in several districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai and Tiruvallur, are closed on Monday (November 2, 2026), as a precaution ahead of heavy rainfall expected to be caused by Severe Cyclone ‘Murasu’, the collectors of the districts announced.

People can report any cyclone-related problems to officials through the Mana Mitra WhatsApp Governance service at 95523 00009. For emergency assistance and information, they can also contact the Disaster Management Authority’s toll-free numbers 112, 1070 and 18004250101.

- The Hindu Bureau Fishing operations have been ordered to remain suspended along the coast. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea along or off the coast from Monday through Wednesday. The state Fisheries Department and fishing harbour authorities have been asked to alert fishing communities and closely monitor subsequent IMD marine warnings.

Fishermen have also been urged to plan their activities strictly in accordance with the latest area-specific advisories, which will remain crucial as the cyclone approaches and crosses the coast. Bapatla, along with Krishna and Prakasam district on the south Andhra Pradesh coast, is expected to bear the brunt of the storm surge.

The IMD has warned that a surge of about 3.2-5 feet above the astronomical tide could inundate low-lying coastal areas of South Andhra Pradesh around the time of landfall.