Cyclone Montha to cross Andhra Pradesh between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam on October 28

In a major development, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday cleared the air surrounding the probable point of impact that is likely to be affected by the cyclone Montha during the landfall process.

IMD Update

As per IMD’s latest update, the depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards with a speed of 7 kmph during past three hours and lay centred over the same region, about 440 km west-southwest of Port Blair (Andaman &Nicobar Islands), 970 km southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 970 kmeast-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 990 km southeast of Kakinada (AndhraPradesh) and 1040 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha).  

The IMD further informed that it is likely to move nearly west-northwestwards, intensify into a deep depression by October 26 and into a cyclonic storm over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal by 27th morning. 

Thereafter, it is likely to move northwestwards, then north-northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by the morning of October 28. 

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“Continuing to move north-northwestwards, it is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during the evening/night of 28th October as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph,” said IMD.