Red Alert For Rayalaseema As Murasu Approaches AP Coast
Heavy to very heavy rain, with extremely heavy rain at isolated places, is likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema.
Visakhapatnam:A red alert has been issued for Rayalaseema as a severe cyclonic storm, Murasu, is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to IMD, Amaravati, the storm was expected to cross the coast near Ongole between 11.30 pm on Monday and 4 am on Tuesday.
The system over the west-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards at a speed of 12 kmph during the past six hours and was centred at 5.30 pm on Monday about 80 km east-northeast of Nellore, 110 km southeast of Kavali, 190 km north-northeast of Chennai and 170 km south-southwest of Machilipatnam.
Murasu is likely to move northwestwards and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm, with winds of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph.
Heavy to very heavy rain, with extremely heavy rain at isolated places, is likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are also likely at isolated places.
Gale winds of 100-110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph, are likely at isolated places over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam. Rayalaseema may experience gale winds of 65-75kmph, gusting to 85kmph.
On Wednesday, heavy rain is likely at isolated places over coastal AP, Yanam and Rayalaseema. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and squally winds of 40-50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph, are also likely.
