New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Cyclonic Storm Murasu, which is moving towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, is expected to intensify further into a 'severe' cyclonic storm over the West Central Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest bulletin. The storm will continue moving towards the Andhra Pradesh coast and is expected to make landfall close to Ongole in Prakasam district, between Nellore and Narsapur, around midnight on November 2 or in the early hours of November 3.

The likely landfall period is between 11:30 pm on November 2 and 4 am on November 3.

"It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over West Central Bay of Bengal by e...