Cyclone Montha Intensifies, Expected to Make Landfall in Andhra Pradesh

Strategic Insights -

As Cyclone Montha develops over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that it will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm as it approaches the Andhra Pradesh coast. The cyclone is expected to make landfall near Kakinada on the evening or night of October 28, bringing heavy to very heavy rain over Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. The depression over the Eastcentral Arabian Sea is also expected to cause heavy rain over Goa, Konkan, Gujarat, and Kerala.

Key Takeaways:

  • The cyclone is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm as it approaches the Andhra Pradesh coast.
  • Cyclone Montha is expected to make landfall near Kakinada on the evening or night of October 28.
  • The cyclone is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rain over Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal.
  • The depression over the Eastcentral Arabian Sea is expected to cause heavy rain over Goa, Konkan, Gujarat, and Kerala.
  • The cyclone is currently moving west-northwest at 12 kmph, about 450 km from Goa.

Statistics:

  • The cyclone is expected to make landfall on October 28.
  • The cyclone is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rain over 3 states: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal.
  • The depression over the Eastcentral Arabian Sea is about 380 km west-northwest of Panjim (Goa).
  • The cyclone is expected to cause heavy rain over 4 states: Goa, Konkan, Gujarat, and Kerala.

Sources:

  • India Meteorological Department (IMD)
  • Hindustan Times, Oct. 25