New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The Cyclonic Storm 'Murasu' is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Monday morning (November 2) and is expected to cross the South Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur around midnight on November 2, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.

The weather system looming over the Bay of Bengal comes days after Cyclone Arnab made landfall near Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on October 28.

The storm is likely to move towards the west-central Bay of Bengal and may bring rain to Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

"Cyclone 'Murasu' (war drum), named by India, is "set to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the land in Andhra Pradesh coast with wind speeds of 1...