# Cyclone Murasu moves inland; red alert spreads across Telangana

> Three Telangana districts face red alert for extreme rainfall as severe cyclonic storm Murasu crosses the coast.
- Title: Cyclone Murasu moves inland; red alert spreads across…
- Summary: Three Telangana districts face red alert for extreme rainfall as severe cyclonic storm Murasu crosses the coast. Severe cyclonic storm Murasu crossed the…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/cyclone-murasu-nov-3-red-alert-lifted-from-two-telangana-districts-now-sounded-for-suryapet-khammam-and-bhadradri/article71659922.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-11-03T07:53:26+00:00
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- Topics: cyclone murasu, telangana, red alert, severe cyclonic storm, rainfall, india meteorological department, news, politics
## Cyclone Murasu crosses coast
The severe cyclonic storm Murasu crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast at five thirty a.m. on Tuesday, November three, twenty twenty-six, bringing heavy rainfall to the region.
## Three districts placed under red alert
Suryapet, Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts in Telangana were placed under red alert on Tuesday, indicating possibility of heavy to very heavy with isolated extremely heavy rain.
## Earlier alerts lifted, new ones issued
Nalgonda and Nagakurnool were earlier placed under weather alert but the India Meteorological Department-Hyderabad Centre shifted focus to Suryapet, Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem on Tuesday.
## Orange alert and moderate rain forecast
Mahabubabad was placed under orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain. Moderate to heavy rain was forecast in Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Jangaon, Hanumakonda, Warangal and Mulugu.
## Rainfall already recorded across region
Till twelve p.m., the highest rainfall of twenty five point five millimetres was recorded in Madhira of Khammam, followed by twenty two point eight millimetres in Sathupalle and twenty millimetres in Vemsoor.
## Key takeaway

Severe cyclonic storm Murasu crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast on November three, twenty twenty-six, prompting red alerts for three Telangana districts due to forecast heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.