The facts
IMD National Bulletin No. 18, issued at 3 a.m. IST on 3 November from the 2:30 a.m. observation, says the landfall process was continuing and the forward wall-cloud region was entering the coast. The centre remained about 30 km southeast of Ongole; completed centre crossing was not confirmed. [16]
PTI reported that the landfall process commenced around 1 a.m. IST near Ongole. It reported winds up to 110 km/h, gusts up to 120 km/h, and heavy rain in several places, citing IMD. [17]
The Indian Express reported that Odisha had moved more than 160,000 people to safety by its 7:32 p.m. IST update on 2 November and planned to evacuate 333,000 by 10 p.m. The planned figure was not a confirmed completed total. [13]
LiveMint reported flight disruptions at Vijayawada, Chennai and Visakhapatnam as the cyclone approached; the airport and airline figures in that report are separate snapshots, not a reconciled regional cancellation total. [15]
IMD’s 2 November press release contains conflicting storm-surge ranges, and the available reports do not establish a measured surge or resulting coastal inundation. [10][12][17]
AP reported that Murasu made landfall near Ongole in the morning, with maximum sustained winds of 100–110 km/h, citing the India Meteorological Department. [18]
The Indian Express reported hundreds of trees uprooted in Nellore, Prakasam and Bapatla districts, low-lying areas inundated, and no power disruption in its early update. [19]
The New Indian Express reported thousands of trees and hundreds of electric poles damaged, boats and crops affected, and power and communication disruption. These are local early assessments and differ from the Indian Express account; neither is a final damage tally. [20]
The current opened reports did not establish a death or injury toll; absence of a reported total is not evidence that there were no casualties. [18][19][20]
Still unconfirmed
- A complete official damage assessment and the number of people killed or injured remain unknown in the reports reviewed.
- The final number of people evacuated and the duration of remaining power, communications and transport disruptions have not been established.
Corrections & updates
Update: IMD’s Coastal Bulletin No. 7, issued at 23:12 IST on 1 November, adds a 1.0–1.5 metre storm-surge warning above astronomical tide for low-lying south coastal Andhra. It forecasts the highest surge over Bapatla, Krishna and Prakasam. This remains a forecast; no landfall or resulting damage is reported here.
Substantive update: replaced the earlier Bulletin 7 position and timing with IMD National Bulletin 10, issued at 02:00 IST on 2 November. It reports the 23:30 IST position on 1 November and retains a late 2 November–early 3 November severe-storm crossing and 1.0–1.5 m surge forecast. No landfall or impact is asserted.
Substantive update, 2 November: replaced National Bulletin 10’s older position and timing with IMD National Bulletin 11 and the later 6:48 a.m. IST coastal bulletin. The severe-cyclone crossing window and 1.0–1.5 m surge remain forecasts; no landfall or impact is claimed.
Substantive update, 2 November: replaced the 6:48 a.m. coastal bulletin with IMD’s later No. 9 bulletin issued at 9:17 a.m. IST. Updated the observed position and distance; the crossing window, winds and surge remain forecasts, not a recorded landfall or impact.
Substantive update, 2 November UTC: replaced the 9:17 a.m. coastal-bulletin snapshot with the current Bulletin No. 9, issued at 9:22 a.m. IST. Updated the 0000 UTC position and forecast surge. The bulletin’s UTC conversion for the crossing window is internally inconsistent with its date wording, so the article leaves exact timing unresolved and does not claim landfall or impacts.
Substantive update, 2 November: added IMD Tropical Cyclone Advisory No. 6 with its explicit 1800–2200 UTC crossing forecast. This clarifies the prior coastal-bulletin date-conversion ambiguity; it remains a forecast, not a landfall report.
Substantive update, 2 November: replaced the earlier position and timing with IMD’s 13:00 IST press release and added reported school and fishing precautions. The release’s two surge ranges conflict and are stated as such. The forecast is not a landfall or impact report.
Substantive update, 2 November: replaced the earlier 13:00 IST position snapshot with IMD’s Sea Area Bulletin issued at 18:30 IST. The storm’s last plotted center was at 14:30 IST, about 100 km east of Nellore; the bulletin retains a late 2 November to early 3 November crossing forecast. The observation time is stated explicitly, and no landfall or impact is claimed. The earlier release’s conflicting surge estimates remain unresolved.
Substantive forecast update, 2 November UTC: added the IMD ACWC 18:30 IST sea-area bulletin, whose latest storm position is timed 14:30 IST. It continues to forecast a severe-storm crossing tonight; landfall and impacts are not yet confirmed.
Substantive update, 2 November UTC: replaced the earlier 14:30 IST position with the latest fix carried by APSDMA’s live feed from IMD Bulletin 18, timed 18:00 UTC on 2 November. The bulletin forecasts a severe-storm crossing in the early hours of 3 November. This remains a forecast; no landfall, casualties or impacts are claimed.
Substantive update, 2 November UTC: refreshed APSDMA’s official feed through its 22:24 UTC update, which still carried the 21:00 UTC IMD position fix, and added separately attributed flight disruptions reported by LiveMint. The crossing remains forecast; no landfall, casualties or damage are claimed.
Substantive update, 2 November UTC / 3 November IST: replaced the forecast-only status with IMD’s report that the landfall process was continuing at 03:00 IST, with the wall-cloud region entering the coast and the centre still southeast of Ongole. Added PTI’s report that the process commenced around 01:00 IST and that heavy rain and severe winds were affecting the area. The centre’s completed crossing, casualties and overall damage remain unconfirmed.
Substantive update, 3 November: AP and local reporting confirm Murasu crossed near Ongole and describe realized damage and service disruptions. Earlier forecast-only wording has been replaced; casualty and final damage totals remain unknown.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 3 Nov 2026, 07:31 UTC.
AP attributes landfall and sustained-wind figures to IMD. Indian Express and New Indian Express report different early local damage scales, which are kept attributed and unreconciled. No death or injury total is inferred from the reports’ omission.
- Cyclone Murasu coastal bulletin, 1 November 2026
India Meteorological Department · Primary source · 1 Nov 2026
Opened IMD bulletin observed at 14:30 IST: forecast track, wind range and a Nellore–Narsapur coastal crossing window late 2 November to early 3 November.
- Sub-division-wise warnings for heavy rain, 1 November 2026
India Meteorological Department · Primary source · 1 Nov 2026
Opened rainfall warning: extremely heavy rain forecast for Coastal Andhra on 2–3 November and heavy to very heavy rain for affected areas thereafter.
- Cyclone Murasu: 10 Andhra districts on high alert
The Times of India · Reporting · 1 Nov 2026
Opened regional report on district preparedness, beach closures and advice to fishermen; conflicting team counts in reports are omitted.
- Cyclonic storm Murasu intensifies; Andhra Pradesh on high alert
Akashvani News · Reporting · 1 Nov 2026
Opened public broadcaster report on alerts and orders to move people from unsafe areas; no completed evacuation or current casualty total is claimed.
- Cyclone Murasu coastal bulletin No. 7, 1 November 2026
India Meteorological Department · Primary source · 1 Nov 2026
Opened IMD bulletin issued 23:12 IST; it gives the latest forecast track and warns a 1.0–1.5 m surge above astronomical tide could inundate low-lying South Andhra, with the highest surge over Bapatla, Krishna and Prakasam.
- National Bulletin No. 10: Cyclone Murasu, issued 2 November 2026 at 02:00 IST
India Meteorological Department · Primary source · 2 Nov 2026
Actual 16-page official bulletin opened. It was issued at 02:00 IST on 2 November and reports the storm’s observed position at 23:30 IST on 1 November, the forecast crossing window, wind range, rainfall and surge warning.
- National Bulletin No. 11: Cyclone Murasu, issued 2 November 2026 at 5:00 a.m. IST
India Meteorological Department · Primary source · 2 Nov 2026
Opened the actual 16-page official bulletin. It was issued at 5:00 a.m. IST and gives the 2:30 a.m. position, severe-cyclone classification, crossing window, winds and rainfall forecast.
- Coastal Weather Bulletin No. 9, issued 2 November 2026 at 09:22 IST
India Meteorological Department, Visakhapatnam CWC Port · Primary source · 2 Nov 2026
Opened current IMD page directly. It reports the 0000 UTC position and forecasts the crossing, winds and storm surge. The printed UTC equivalents in the crossing window conflict with the date wording, so the exact time is left unresolved.
- Tropical Cyclone Advisory No. 6 for Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu
India Meteorological Department, Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre · Primary source · 2 Nov 2026
Opened the actual eight-page official advisory issued at 0230 UTC on 2 November. It gives an explicit 1800–2200 UTC crossing forecast, severe-storm winds and a 1.0–1.5 m surge warning.
- Press Release: Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu, 2 November 2026
India Meteorological Department · Primary source · 2 Nov 2026
Opened the 15-page official release issued at 13:00 IST. It updates the 08:30 IST storm position and crossing forecast and contains differing surge ranges (1.5–2.0 metres in one passage and 1.0–1.5 metres in another); the discrepancy is preserved.
- Cyclone Murasu: Chennai schools closed; Andhra Pradesh on alert
NDTV · Reporting · 2 Nov 2026
Opened report: schools and colleges in Chennai and Tiruvallur were closed and fishermen were advised not to go to sea, citing an IMD bulletin. No landfall or damage is reported.
- Sea Area Bulletin, issued 2 November 2026 at 18:30 IST
India Meteorological Department, ACWC Kolkata · Primary source · 2 Nov 2026
Opened official bulletin. Its latest center fix is explicitly timed 14:30 IST; it retains a forecast crossing window for late 2 November to early 3 November.
- Cyclone Murasu live tracker: location, path and landfall time on the Andhra coast
The Indian Express · Reporting · 2 Nov 2026
Opened report updated at 16:02 IST. It independently reports the forecast window but cites an earlier IMD update and does not provide a later observed position.
- Cyclone Information Management System live feed carrying IMD Bulletin No. 18
Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority · Primary source · 3 Nov 2026
Directly fetched at 22:28 UTC on 2 November; the feed had updated at 22:24 UTC and carried IMD Bulletin 18, issued 01:15 IST on 3 November. Its latest observed center fix remained at 21:00 UTC on 2 November.
- Cyclone Murasu: Flights cancelled at Andhra Pradesh, Chennai airports; IndiGo issues advisory
LiveMint · Reporting · 2 Nov 2026
Opened the report published at 12:23 IST on 2 November. It reports 10 IndiGo cancellations at Vijayawada, a Chennai airport notice listing 11 affected flights and IndiGo saying Vizag operations were affected; these are attributed snapshots, not a reconciled regional total.
- National Bulletin No. 18 for Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu, issued 3 November 2026 at 03:00 IST
India Meteorological Department · Primary source · 3 Nov 2026
Opened the actual PDF. Although the file path says No. 19, its document header identifies National Bulletin No. 18. The bulletin is issued at 03:00 IST, based on the 02:30 IST observation; it says the landfall process continues, wall-cloud region is entering the coast, and the centre is about 30 km southeast of Ongole.
- Cyclone Murasu landfall begins; heavy rain, 120 kmph winds batter Andhra coast
The Week / Press Trust of India · Reporting · 3 Nov 2026
Opened full PTI dispatch hosted by The Week, published 02:43 IST. PTI attributes the 01:00 IST landfall-process start and 110 km/h winds, gusting to 120 km/h, to IMD.
- Heavy rain falls in eastern India after second cyclone in a week
The Associated Press · Reporting · 3 Nov 2026
Opened report: AP says Murasu made landfall near Ongole with maximum sustained winds of 100–110 km/h, citing India’s Meteorological Department; thousands were evacuated. It reports no casualty tally.
- Cyclone Murasu makes landfall, heavy rains batter Andhra coasts
The Indian Express · Reporting · 3 Nov 2026
Opened local report updated at 06:23 IST: landfall near Kothapatnam/Ongole, hundreds of trees uprooted and low-lying areas inundated; its wind-gust description differs from some reports, so no cross-source maximum is asserted.
- Cyclone Murasu crosses Andhra coast, leaves trail of destruction; thousands of trees uprooted, boats damaged
The New Indian Express · Reporting · 3 Nov 2026
Opened local report updated at 08:48 IST: reports thousands of trees and hundreds of poles damaged, boats and crops affected, power/communications disruption and inundation. These are attributed early assessments, not a final damage count.