Amaravati, Nov. 2 -- Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Murasu' is expected to make landfall along the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur during the intervening night of November 2 and 3, bringing winds of 100-110 kmph, gusting up to 120 kmph.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclone was centred over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal at 2:30 pm on Monday, around 100 km east of Nellore, and is likely to move northwestwards before crossing the coast near midnight.

The cyclone was located about 100 km east of Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), 120 km southeast of Kavali (Andhra Pradesh), 160 km north-northeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 160 km southeast of Ongole (Andhra Pradesh) and 210 km south of Machilipatnam (Andh...