Deep depression over the Bay intensifies into cyclonic storm Montha

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), successful its 25th bulletin sent astatine 2.24 a.m. connected Monday (October 27, 2025), said the heavy slump implicit southeast Bay of Bengal and southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic tempest ‘Montha’.

At 11.30 p.m., the tempest laic centred implicit southwest and southeast Bay of Bengal, astir 640 km east-southeast of Chennai, 710 km southeast of Kakinada, 740 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam and 860 km southbound of Gopalpur (Odisha).

Cyclone Montha updates connected October 27, 2025

At 2.30 a.m., the tempest moved west-northwestwards with a velocity of 16 kmph during the past 3 hours and laic centred implicit the aforesaid area, which is astir 600 km east-southeast of Chennai, 680 km south-southeast of Kakinada, 710 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 790 km westbound of Port Blair and 850 km southbound of Gopalpur successful Odisha.

In its 3 a.m. bulletin, the IMD said the tempest is apt to proceed to determination west-northwestwards implicit southwest and westcentral Bay of Bengal during the adjacent 12 hours and intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm by October 28 morning. Continuing to determination further north-northwestwards, it is precise apt to transverse Andhra Pradesh seashore betwixt Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam astir Kakinada during October 28 evening oregon nighttime arsenic a Severe Cyclonic Storm with a maximum sustained upwind velocity of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.

Rainfall has begun successful a fewer districts successful Andhra Pradesh astir Sunday night, arsenic Prathipadu successful Kakinada territory received astir 79.5 mm rainfall betwixt 8.30 a.m. connected October 26 and 6 a.m. connected October 27, followed by Kurrapalle successful SPSR Nellore territory astatine 64.5 mm, Chinnachepalle successful YSR Kadapa astatine 41.5 mm rainfall, according to accusation disposable with the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES).

A.P. State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) Managing Director Prakhar Jain said 9 State Disaster Response Force teams and 7 National Disaster Response Force person been kept acceptable arsenic highly dense rainfall is apt successful the 7 districts of Kakinada, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, West Godavari, Krishna, Bapatla, Prakasam and Nellore connected Monday (October 27).