Severe cyclonic storm Murasu began its landfall process close to Ongole in Prakasam district on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said. The cyclone started making landfall around 1 am on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and gale winds. Many NDRF teams got deployed as the storm hit the southern state hard.
Severe cyclonic storm Murasu began its landfall process close to Ongole in Prakasam district in the early hours of Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
According to the Met department, the cyclone started making landfall around 1 am on Wednesday, bringing heavy rainfall, accompanied by gale winds reaching speeds of up to 110 kmph and gusting up to 120 kmph.
"The landfall process commenced at 0100 hours IST on November 3. The forward sector of the wall cloud is entering the coast, while the wall cloud region is very close to the coast," the IMD's official press release said.
Under the influence of the cyclone, heavy rain struck several places in the southern state.