Cyclone Murasu update: Landfall predicted between Nellore and Narsapuram. Details here

The impact of Cyclone Murasu is already being felt in Andhra Pradesh, where the landfall is expected in hours. The cyclonic storm is expected to cross between Nellore and Narsapuram between Monday midnight and the early hours of Tuesday.

A forecast by weather experts on Monday afternoon said the severe cyclonic storm has moved northwestward at a speed of 22 km/h over the past six hours.

"It is currently positioned over the West Central Bay of Bengal and is very likely to move northwestward, crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast. It will hit the South Andhra Pradesh coast around midnight today," IMD Bhubaneswar director Manorama Mohanty told ANI.

The storm is centered 260 km from Chennai, 290 km from Nellore, and 330 km from Ongole.

Several regions in Andhra Pradesh, including Vijayawada and Tirupathi, are already seeing cloudy sky and heavy rains. Other regions which will see heavy to very heavy rains in South coast and Rayalseema include Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla, Prakasam, Markapuram and Nellore districts.

While Eluru and Both Godavari districts are likely to receive very heavy rains, the storm will also affect NTR, Palnadu, Tirupati and Chittoor districts. There is a possibility of heavy rains in Alluri, Polavaram, Kakinada and Konaseema districts. Rain warnings have also been issued for Nandyal, Kadapa and Annamaya districts.

Heavy rains are also likely in Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet as well as Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool and Wanaparthy districts.

Besides Andhra Pradesh, Odisha is also likely to experience light to moderate rainfall at many places over the next 24 hours. Isolated heavy rainfall very likely in the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri..

"A fisherman warning has been issued from 2 November to 4 November due to squally weather, rainfall over coastal areas, and high wind speeds. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea during this period," Mohanty added.