Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: Red alert in 5 Andhra districts, CM Chandrababu Naidu cancels Delhi visit

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: The Revenue Administration and Disaster Management Department on Sunday evening directed district collectors across Tamil Nadu to remain on high alert after the RMC here warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next three days.

According to the official communication, the state has asked authorities to follow standard operating procedures for disaster management.

On November 1, heavy to very heavy rain is likely at isolated places in Tiruvallur district, while heavy rain is expected at isolated places in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet and the Nilgiris.

On November 2, heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast at isolated places in Chennai and Tiruvallur, with heavy rain continuing in Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Vellore and the Nilgiris.

The intensity is expected to taper off on November 3, with heavy rain confined to isolated places in the Nilgiris.

The Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration has instructed the district collectors to mobilise all administrative machinery and take adequate preparedness measures. Authorities have also been asked to maintain strict vigilance and immediately report any untoward incident to the State Emergency Operations Centre.

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Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: Central and south coastal Andhra Pradesh are likely to bear the brunt of Cyclone Murasu, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for November 2 in five districts — Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla, Prakasam and SPSR Nellore — where extremely heavy rainfall is likely.

The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rain across coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Telangana on November 2 and 3. Extremely heavy rain is likely at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, while coastal areas are expected to experience gusty winds of 80-90 kmph on both days.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has cancelled his scheduled Delhi visit on Monday amid the threat of Cyclone ‘Murasu’. In a post on X, Naidu said the weather system is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal by November 2 and may cross the coast near Bapatla on the morning of November 3.

Naidu also said he had reviewed relief measures in view of the cyclone threat.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) of the Odisha government has shared a precautionary preparedness action plan and issued emergency directives to ensure readiness across the state in view of Cyclonic Storm Murasu.

The measures come as the storm is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Odisha.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: Isolated to scattered rainfall is likely over Jharkhand and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim between November 1 and 4. Gangetic West Bengal may receive rainfall between November 1 and 3, while Bihar is likely to see isolated rainfall on November 1 and 2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are also expected to receive rainfall throughout November 1-7.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: The name ‘Murasu’ was proposed by India as part of the regional cyclone-naming system. According to a report by Mathrubhumi, the Tamil word refers to a traditional percussion drum and an ancient musical instrument. Historically, the drum played an important social role, as it was used to communicate public information and make announcements across villages and kingdoms.

The flood situation in Odisha’s Ganjam and Gajapati districts, hit by Cyclone Arnab, gradually improved on Saturday with water receding from most affected areas and river levels showing a declining trend, even as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi directed officials to intensify relief and restoration work.

Of the nine southern districts affected by the very severe cyclonic storm, Ganjam and Gajapati were the worst hit, with more than 1.5 lakh people affected in Ganjam and over 30,000 in Gajapati, prompting the administration to evacuate people and open relief camps.

Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan said 56,051 people had been evacuated to 367 safe shelters, while cooked food was being distributed at 370 locations across the district.

Around 700 people remained stranded in waterlogged areas, he said, adding that aerial delivery of food to marooned villages had been completed using helicopters of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: India follows a regional naming system for tropical cyclones developing over the North Indian Ocean, which includes the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), through its Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre in New Delhi, is responsible for naming these systems.

According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, the naming system involves 13 countries: Bangladesh, India, Iran, the Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

The list introduced in 2020 contains 169 names, with each of the 13 countries contributing 13 names. These names are arranged in a list and used sequentially. The system allows participating countries to contribute names instead of leaving the naming process to a single country.

A cyclone is assigned a name when its maximum sustained surface wind speed reaches 34 knots, or approximately 62 kilometres per hour. This means a weather system is not named merely because it develops over the sea or is forecast to bring rain. It must first meet the prescribed wind-speed threshold.

The names are used in sequence from the regional list. A storm is not named according to which country it is expected to affect, and the name does not indicate where it will make landfall. A name contributed by one country can be assigned to a cyclone that eventually affects another country.

(With inputs from Kritika Iyer)

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: Odisha is likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall between November 2 and 4. The IMD has forecast isolated heavy rainfall on November 2 and very heavy rainfall over south Odisha on November 3 and 4. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph, are likely on November 1 and 2. Thundersqualls with wind speeds of 50-60 kmph, gusting up to 70 kmph, are expected on November 3 and 4.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), cyclone names are selected through regional arrangements involving national meteorological services.

Countries in a particular region submit names that are compiled into lists and used when tropical cyclones develop. The exact process differs from one region to another, as there is no single worldwide list for all cyclones.

The names are generally selected in advance rather than chosen after a storm develops. They are expected to be short, easy to pronounce, appropriate across the countries in the region and distinguishable from other names in use. This helps people recognise a storm quickly, particularly when official warnings are being issued.

The terminology also depends on where the storm forms. These weather systems are broadly the same type of tropical system, but they are commonly called hurricanes in the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific, typhoons in the northwestern Pacific, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific.

(With inputs from Kritika Iyer)

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are likely to receive heavy rainfall between November 1 and 3, with very heavy rainfall expected at isolated places on November 1 and 2. Gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph, are also likely on November 1 and 2. Thunderstorms and lightning are forecast between November 3 and 5.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Telangana on November 2 and 3, as Cyclone Murasu moves over the Bay of Bengal.

Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is also likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on November 2 and 3, and over Telangana on November 3.

Tamil Nadu is likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on November 1 and 2, while south Odisha and Chhattisgarh are expected to witness similar conditions on November 3 and 4.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has advised fishermen not to venture into the northwest Bay of Bengal and along and off the south Odisha coast from the evening of November 2 to the afternoon of November 4.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: IMD Director Manorama Mohanty said scattered rainfall is likely across Odisha over the next 24 hours, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph in several districts.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: Odisha’s Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the state government has already announced a high alert in the southern region, news agency PTI reported.

The government has also ordered the evacuation of people from low-lying areas and hilly terrain.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: IMD Director Manorama Mohanty said Odisha is also likely to be affected by Cyclone Murasu as the system moves towards the Andhra Pradesh coast. She warned of possible weather disturbances in the state as the cyclone intensifies over the Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: IMD Director Manorama Mohanty on cyclone MURASU says, “The depression currently lies over the southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal and has moved at a speed of 20 kmph in the last three hours. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal during the next six hours, and into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal on November 2. It is very likely to continue moving west-northwestwards and cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur as a severe cyclonic storm, with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph. Odisha is also likely to be affected by this system. During the next 24 hours, scattered rainfall is likely over the state, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph in several districts…..”

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Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: Andhra Pradesh is expected to experience generally cloudy skies with spells of rain and thundershowers over the next few days.

– November 1: The maximum temperature is expected to be 33 degrees Celsius, while the minimum will be 24 degrees Celsius. The sky is likely to remain generally cloudy, with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers. Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and strong surface winds are forecast.

– November 2: The maximum temperature is likely to be 29 degrees Celsius and the minimum 23 degrees Celsius. Generally cloudy skies with a few spells of rain or thundershowers are expected. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, strong surface winds and extremely heavy rainfall are forecast.

– November 3: The maximum temperature is expected to be 28 degrees Celsius, while the minimum will be 22 degrees Celsius. Generally cloudy skies with a few spells of rain or thundershowers are likely. Thunderstorms, lightning, strong surface winds and heavy to very heavy rainfall are forecast.

– November 4: The maximum temperature is likely to reach 31 degrees Celsius, while the minimum will be 24 degrees Celsius. Generally cloudy skies with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers are expected, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and strong surface winds.

– November 5: The maximum temperature is expected to be 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum 25 degrees Celsius. The sky is likely to remain partly cloudy during the morning before becoming generally cloudy towards the evening or night. Rain or thundershowers accompanied by squalls are possible. No weather warning has been issued.

– November 6: The maximum temperature is likely to reach 33 degrees Celsius, while the minimum will be 25 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy skies are expected during the morning, becoming generally cloudy towards the evening or night, with a possibility of rain or thundershowers accompanied by squalls. No weather warning has been issued.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: Cyclone Murasu has formed over the Bay of Bengal and is likely to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on November 3, the IMD said.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: The Odisha government has ordered the evacuation of people from low-lying areas and hilly terrain, as a fresh cyclone brewing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast on November 3, officials said.

The administration is already engaged in relief and rescue operations in Ganjam and Gajapati districts, where cyclone ‘Arnab’ triggered heavy rainfall and floods.

(PTI)

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: If the weather system fully develops into a cyclone, it will be named Murasu, meaning ‘drum’ in Tamil, HT reported earlier. The name was proposed by India.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ LIVE: The deep depression over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclonic Storm ‘Murasu’ on Sunday, November 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Deep depression LIVE updates: The storm is likely to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast in the early hours of November 3, IMD director general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said. Winds of 80-90 kmph, gusting up to 100 kmph, are likely, he added.