Tamil NaduMonday, 2 November 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Cyclone Murasu: IMD warning, landfall track and Tamil Nadu rain alerts on 2–3 Nov 2026
IMD said Cyclone Murasu intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on 2 November 2026, with rain alerts for Chennai, Tiruvallur and other Tamil Nadu districts.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On 2 November 2026, Cyclonic Storm ‘Murasu’ over the West Central and Southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of very heavy rain over north Tamil Nadu, including Chennai and Tiruvallur.
Key specifics
- At 2.30 a.m. on 2 November 2026, IMD said the storm was about 260 km east-northeast of Chennai and 290 km east-southeast of Nellore.
- The system was moving northwestwards at 25 kmph and was expected to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole.
- Wind speed at landfall was forecast at 100 to 110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph, between Nellore and Narsapur.
- For the 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on 2 November, Tiruvallur was forecast to get heavy to very heavy rain with thunderstorms and lightning.
- Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet and Nilgiris were also placed under heavy-rain warning, while Chennai District Collector S. Malathi Helen announced a school holiday.
Exam lens
Question type: disaster management and weather alerts, IMD location-based MCQ, cyclone track and wind-speed facts; remember the names Chennai, Tiruvallur, Ongole, Nellore, and the 100–110 kmph forecast for Murasu.