Three districts of Telangana, Suryapet, Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem, were placed under a red alert on Tuesday (November 3) for heavy to very heavy rain, with extremely heavy rain at isolated places, as severe cyclonic storm Murasu moved inland, The Hindu reported. The details below are as of Tuesday afternoon.
Nalgonda and Nagarkurnool, which were under the red alert earlier, are no longer on it, according to the India Meteorological Department's Hyderabad centre.
Other districts
- Orange alert (heavy to very heavy rain): Mahabubabad.
- Moderate to heavy rain forecast: Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Jangaon, Hanumakonda, Warangal and Mulugu.
Up to noon, the highest rainfall in Telangana was 25.5 mm at Madhira in Khammam district, followed by 22.8 mm at Sathupalle and 20 mm at Vemsoor, according to the Telangana Development Planning Society.
Where the storm is
Murasu crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur, close to Ongole, between 3.30 am and 5.30 am, with winds of 100 to 110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph, Siasat reported, citing the IMD. It is expected to weaken into a cyclonic storm by noon and into a deep depression by midnight, with winds of up to 75 kmph.
In Andhra Pradesh, preliminary official estimates put crop damage at 30,661 acres across 15 districts, with Krishna, Bapatla and Nandyala the worst hit, and 10,805 people moved to cyclone shelters, Siasat reported. Bapatla recorded 222.4 mm of rain in the 24 hours to 8.30 am on Tuesday.