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Cyclone Murasu: Chennai, Vijayawada flights hit; Andhra on alert ahead of landfall

By SHREEDHAR RATHI · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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Flight operations in Chennai and Vijayawada have been impacted as Cyclone Murasu approaches. Authorities in Andhra Pradesh have been placed on alert ahead of the storm's anticipated landfall.

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Flight operations in Chennai and Vijayawada have been impacted as Cyclone Murasu approach…: Flight operations in Chennai and Vijayawada have been impacted as Cyclone Murasu approaches.
Authorities in Andhra Pradesh have been placed on alert ahead of the storm's anticipated…: Authorities in Andhra Pradesh have been placed on alert ahead of the storm's anticipated landfall.

CHENNAI/AMARAVATI: Severe cyclonic storm Murasu intensified over the Bay of Bengal on Monday, bringing heavy rain to Chennai and parts of northern Tamil Nadu as it moved towards the south Andhra Pradesh coast, where it is expected to make landfall between Nellore and Narsapur, near Ongole, around midnight on Monday or in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the storm is likely to cross the coast between 11.30pm on Monday and 4am on Tuesday, packing winds of 100-110 kmph, with gusts reaching 120 kmph.

At 8.30am on Monday, the system was centred about 160 km east-southeast of Nellore and 180 km northeast of Chennai. It was moving northwestwards and was expected to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall to parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Heavy rain inundates parts of Chennai

The cyclone's outer rain bands triggered widespread rainfall across Chennai, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur districts, with several areas receiving heavy showers since Sunday night.

Kadapakkam and Parrys recorded 15 cm of rainfall each in the 24 hours ending 8.30am on Monday, followed…

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Cyclone Murasu: Chennai, Vijayawada flights hit; Andhra on alert ahead of landfall

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