Cyclone Murasu, the second cyclone of the northeast monsoon season, struck the Andhra Pradesh coast on 3 November 2026, days after Cyclone Arnab hit the same region.

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• Murasu began as a low-pressure area over the Andaman Sea on 29 October 2026 and was named by the India Meteorological Department on 1 November.
• The name Murasu was contributed by India and means "drum" in Tamil.
• It is the second cyclone of the 2026 North Indian Ocean season, following Cyclone Arnab, which affected Andhra Pradesh on 27 October.
• IMD said the system intensified into a severe cyclonic storm early on 2 November and issued a red message for the Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu coasts.
• The storm made landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast early on 3 November, with Prakasam, Bapatla, Krishna and Godavari districts among the worst hit.
• IMD said it weakened into a cyclonic storm by that afternoon and into a deep depression by midnight.
• At least two people died in Bapatla district, according to officials.
• The state's disaster management authority put preliminary losses at Rs 344 crore, with crops affected across 52,459 hectares.
• About 12,230 people were moved to relief centres, and 132 mandals across 15 districts were affected.
• Around 2,750 electricity poles were damaged, and thousands of trees were uprooted.
• Odisha was spared a direct hit, though the IMD had forecast heavy rain in its southern districts.
• Fishermen along the Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Odisha coasts were advised against venturing into the sea until 4 November.