The severe storm made landfall near Ongole, tearing down utility poles and triggering widespread blackouts across Prakasam, Palnadu, Bapatla, and Guntur districts. Kothapatnam logged the highest regional precipitation with 16.4 cm of rain falling ahead of the landfall window. Forecasters predict coastal inundation from a storm surge rising up to 1.5 metres before conditions gradually recede by midday. As the system tracks north-northwestwards, winds will slowly subside into a deep depression by midnight.
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Severe weather disruptions have caused extensive structural damage to electric poles, roa…: Severe weather disruptions have caused extensive structural damage to electric poles, roads, and communication systems across four districts.
Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected to persist across the south coastal Andhra…: Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected to persist across the south coastal Andhra Pradesh region through Tuesday evening.
The weather system is tracking north-northwestwards and will weaken into a deep depressio…: The weather system is tracking north-northwestwards and will weaken into a deep depression with winds up to 65 kmph by midnight.
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VISAKHAPATNAM: The severe cyclonic storm Murasu moved north-northwestwards and crossed the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur, close to Ongole, between 3.30 am and 5.30 am on Tuesday, with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph.
The cyclone triggered heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, uprooted trees and electric poles, caused power outages and communication disruptions, and damaged roads in parts of Prakasam, Palnadu, Bapatla and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh, as well as other parts of the state.
Heavy spells of rainfall are likely to continue over south coastal Andhra Pradesh till Tuesday evening.
Kothapatnam in Prakasam district recorded 16.4 cm of rainfall between 8.30 am on Monday and 5 am on Tuesday, followed by 11.4 cm in Naguluppalapadu (Prakasam), 10 cm in Chirala (Bapatla), 9.3 cm in Pelluru (Prakasam), 9.2 cm in Throvagunta (Prakasam), 8.5 cm each in ANGR Agriculture College (Bapatla) and Santhanuthlapdu (Prakasam), 8 cm in Bapatla, 7.9 cm in Mogallthur (West Godavari), 7.7 cm in Pakala (Prakasam), 7.5 cm in Chilakapdu (Prakasam) and 7.4 cm in Malikipuram (Konaseema).
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