Telangana districts issued orange and yellow alerts for Cyclone Murasu
The India Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rainfall in several districts on November 2 as the cyclone approaches the coast.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for six Telangana districts and a yellow alert for five districts for Monday, November 2. This comes as Cyclone Murasu is expected to cross the South Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur.
The orange alert, which indicates heavy to very heavy rainfall, applies to Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool and Wanaparthy districts. A yellow alert for heavy rainfall has been issued for Jangaon, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad and Medchal Malkajgiri.
The IMD stated that Cyclone Murasu is set to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm. It is expected to cross the land with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph by the morning of November 3.
In Hyderabad, the sky is expected to be partly cloudy for the next 24 hours. The IMD bulletin said light to moderate rain or thundershowers with lightning and gusty winds are likely in parts of the city, with temperatures around 34C and 24C.
The storm may bring rain to Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. The IMD also predicted isolated heavy rainfall in parts of Telangana on November 2 and 3.