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Cyclone Murasu
Status: Closed
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| Similar Stochastic Events | 11/3/2026 11:00:00 AM |
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Similar Stochastic Events | Summary
Posting Date: November 3, 2026, 11:00:00 AM
Cyclone Murasu made landfall along the coast of Andhra Pradesh this morning, marking the second landfall of a cyclone in this region in the past week. The severe cyclonic storm crossed the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narasapur, close to Ongole, between 3:30 and 5:30 am with winds of up to 120 km/h before weakening. It came days after Cyclone Arnab hit the same region. Ahead of landfall, more than 180,000 people were evacuated in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Heavy rain flooded low-lying areas of Prakasam and Bapatla, and flights and trains were disrupted. Rainfall reached 198 mm at Naguluppalapadu.
ALERT™ subscribers can now download similar stochastic events (SSEs) for impacts from Cyclone Murasu from the Downloads tab for this posting on the ALERT Website. They should only be used with exposures in India. The information provided herein is strictly confidential and is solely for the use of Verisk clients; disclosure to others is prohibited unless noted in your Verisk software license.
The worst damage reported so far is in Prakasam and Bapatla districts. PTI reported thousands of trees felled, hundreds of power poles damaged and fishing boats wrecked. Winds ripped corrugated tin sheets off residential dwellings, and thatched houses and huts were damaged, according to early reports. Over 30,000 hectares of crops were reported damaged. The central government has promised support, with Home Minister Amit Shah assuring full federal logistical and financial reinforcement.
Similar Stochastic Events | Downloads
Posting Date: November 3, 2026, 11:00:00 AM
The information provided herein is strictly confidential and is solely for the use of Verisk clients; disclosure to others is prohibited.
Similar Stochastic Event IDs
| Product | File Type | Description | Download |
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| TOUCHSTONE / Re | Excel (xls) | Selected set of stochastic events, with Readme in Excel format |  |
| TOUCHSTONE / Re | CSV (csv) | Selected set of stochastic events, formatted for import into Touchstone/Re | |
