The Indian Meteorological Department has warned of a developing deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that is expected to intensify into cyclonic storm Murasu within twenty-four hours, bringing widespread rainfall and severe weather alerts to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala.

The Indian Meteorological Department has warned of a developing deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that is expected to intensify into cyclonic storm Murasu within twenty-four hours, bringing widespread rainfall and severe weather alerts to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala.

The Indian Meteorological Department has warned of a developing deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that is expected to intensify into cyclonic storm Murasu within twenty-four hours, bringing widespread rainfall and severe weather alerts to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala.

The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast the development of another cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours.

A deep depression formed over the south Andaman and adjoining Bay of Bengal.

The weather system may strengthen into a depression in 6 hours and may develop into a cyclonic storm in 24 hours.

If the weather system develops into a cyclonic storm, it will be named ‘Murasu’ as proposed by India.

This is the second cyclonic storm which is set to form over the Bay of Bengal this year

The storm cloud will bring widespread rainfall in Tamil Nadu from November 2

"A low-pressure area prevailed over the South Andaman Sea, the adjacent North Andaman Sea and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands yesterday” The IMD said in its latest update.

The low-pressure area is moving in a west-northwest direction and is currently positioned over the south-east Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman and Nicobar islands as of 8:30 am on October 31.

The weather system is expected to reach the west-central Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast on November 2 evening,

The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority has warned that the depression is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the southeast Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea by Saturday.

Moderate to heavy rains are likely to occur in several parts of South Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema district for the next three days due to the influence of the storm.

On Saturday rains can be expected in Parvathipuram Manyam, Alluri Seetharama Raju, Polavaram, Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema, West Godavari, Markapuram and Prakasam districts of the state on Saturday.

The regional meteorological department in Tamil Nadu has forecast rain in several parts of Tamil Nadu from November 1 to November 6. Isolated rains with thunderstorms and strong winds gusting upto 30 to 40 kmph can be expected from November 1 to 4.

The meteorological department has also warned about the possibility of rain in Kerala till November 4.

A yellow alert was issued in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki districts for November 1.

A yellow alert has also been issued for Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram and Wayanad districts on the second day, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts on the third day, and Kannur and Kasaragod districts on November 4.

Meanwhile, cyclonic storm Arnab has dissipated over Southeast Uttar Pradesh.

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