Telangana districts on alert for heavy rain as Cyclone Murasu approaches
The India Meteorological Department has warned of extremely heavy rainfall in Nalgonda and Nagarkurnool on Wednesday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for heavy to very-heavy rainfall across several Telangana districts as severe cyclonic storm Murasu nears the south Andhra Pradesh coast, according to Urban Acres. The weather department expects isolated extremely heavy rain in Nalgonda and Nagarkurnool on Wednesday.
The storm is forecast to make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast. The Economic Times reported that Murasu may weaken into a cyclonic storm by the morning of November 3 and become a deep depression by Tuesday evening, potentially weakening further into a depression by the morning of November 4.
In Telangana, heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall is expected in Suryapet, Mahabubnagar and Wanaparthy. These areas may also face lightning and gusty winds of 50–60 kmph. Other districts likely to see heavy rain include Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Vikarabad, Narayanpet and Jogulamba Gadwal.
The IMD Hyderabad placed multiple districts on high alert on Monday. The weather department noted that rainfall intensity could increase during the subsequent 24-hour period.
The cyclone is also expected to bring rainfall to parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. In Tamil Nadu, wind speeds of 40-50 kmph with gusts up to 60 kmph are expected in Chennai and nearby districts until Tuesday evening.