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Cyclone Montha highlights: Heavy rain likely in Andhra, parts of Telangana as storm weakens
Oct 29, 2025, 09:07:33 IST
Cyclone Montha highlights: IMD said in an update that the severe cyclonic storm has crossed the coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam.
Key Events
- 8:43 PM IST, Oct 28Reports of damages in 8 southern Odisha districts
- 8:15 PM IST, Oct 28Over 120 train cancelled
- 7:53 PM IST, Oct 28Storm to hit Andhra coast tonight
- 7:38 PM IST, Oct 28Landfall process has commenced, says IMD
- 7:32 PM IST, Oct 28Residential areas in Chennai inundated
- 7:29 PM IST, Oct 28Properties near shore in Podampeta village damaged
- 7:22 PM IST, Oct 28Strong gusty winds in Chilakalapudi village with
- 6:49 PM IST, Oct 28Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews railway's preparedness
- 6:31 PM IST, Oct 28Govt fully prepared to face this storm, says Kakinada MP
- 6:14 PM IST, Oct 28Where is the cyclonic storm?
- 5:44 PM IST, Oct 28Over 35 flights cancelled in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
- 5:30 PM IST, Oct 28Over 800 relief centres set up in Andhra
- 4:37 PM IST, Oct 28Woman dies in Andhra's Konaseema
- 4:15 PM IST, Oct 28Centre has assured help, says Odisha minister
- 3:40 PM IST, Oct 28Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews preparedness
- 2:46 PM IST, Oct 28Heavy rain forecast for Bengal
- 2:38 PM IST, Oct 2815 trains in Andhra Pradesh cancelled
- 2:32 PM IST, Oct 28hat has the IMD said in its rain forecast today?
- 2:12 PM IST, Oct 28Storm inches closer, landfall in Andhra soon
- 1:54 PM IST, Oct 28How far is the storm now?
- 1:27 PM IST, Oct 28heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
- 1:02 PM IST, Oct 28Storm warning for Tamil Nadu ports
- 12:32 PM IST, Oct 28Flood alert in Tamil Nadu villages
- 12:07 PM IST, Oct 28Trains cancelled
- 11:45 AM IST, Oct 2825 NDRF teams on standby
- 11:18 AM IST, Oct 28Flights cancelled, train service disrupted
- 10:55 AM IST, Oct 28Cyclone to bring heavy rain to 3,778 villages, says Andhra CM Naidu
- 10:41 AM IST, Oct 28Rain likely in Chennai, Kanchipuram, other parts of TN
- 10:27 AM IST, Oct 28Schools shut in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district amid heavy rain forecast
- 10:13 AM IST, Oct 2832 trains in Odisha cancelled
- 10:05 AM IST, Oct 28List of states on red alert
- 9:44 AM IST, Oct 28How far is the cyclone?
- 9:37 AM IST, Oct 28What has the Met Department said?
- 9:30 AM IST, Oct 28Cyclone intensifies into ‘severe cyclonic storm’
- 8:34 AM IST, Oct 28Thousands evacuated in Andhra ahead of landfall
- 8:24 AM IST, Oct 28What is cyclonic storm's latest status
- 8:22 AM IST, Oct 28When will cyclonic storm make landfall?
- 7:55 AM IST, Oct 28Schools shut in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
A motorist drives past boulders recently installed along the coastline to protect against high tides during Cyclone Montha, in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh on Oct. 28, 2025.
Cyclone Montha highlights: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on early Wednesday morning that the severe cyclonic storm Montha weakened into a cyclonic storm over coastal Andhra Pradesh. Heavy rains are expected in Andhra Pradesh and parts of Telangana on Wednesday. This happened after the landfall of Cyclone Montha took place as it crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast.
...Read MoreCyclone Montha intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm on Tuesday morning as it moved towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, bringing heavy rain to parts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
According to the weather agency, the storm crossed the coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, near Kakinada.
The weather disruption led to cancellations of train services and also disrupted flight opearetions in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Cyclone Montha: Here are the key developments
- The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that turned into a cyclonic storm - Cyclone Montha - intensified into a 'severe' cyclonic storm on Tuesday morning and made landfall at the coastal shores of Andhra Pradesh tonight.
- The cyclone travelled 120 km east towards Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 130 km south of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), and 230km south-southwest of Visakhapatnam.
- Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada on October 28, as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.
- Andhra Pradesh's Gannavaram airport has cancelled at least 30 flights for Tuesday, while 32 trains in Odisha have been cancelled due to inclement weather.
- National Disaster Response Force said it is closely working with the district administrations and is monitoring the situation in collaboration with the Met Department for preparedness. Twenty-two NDRF teams are on standby as the cyclone inches closer to the Andhra coast.
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