Cyclone Murasu set to strike Andhra on November 3, just days after first storm

Prelims-testable facts

• 01Cyclone Murasu is a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal.
• 02The cyclone is likely to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between midnight on November 2 and the early hours of November 3.
• 03Cyclone Murasu is the second cyclone to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast in less than a week, after Arnab.
• 04The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for the cyclone.
• 05The cyclone is expected to affect Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• 06The landfall of Cyclone Murasu is likely to occur during the early hours of November 3.
• 07The cyclone has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm from a deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal.

Trap alerts

• Most people think Cyclone Murasu is the first cyclone to hit Andhra Pradesh in November, but actually it's the second.
• Most people think Cyclone Murasu is a tropical cyclone, but actually it's a severe cyclonic storm.