AP & Telangana State Head – Anandam Dundi :-
The Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha, over coastal Andhra Pradesh, has weakened into a cyclonic storm at around 2.30 a.m. on Wednesday (October 29, 2025), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). At the time of beginning of the landfall process near the A.P. coast, the windspeed of the Severe Cyclonic Storm touched 90 kmph near Machilipatnam.
Cyclone Montha, which made landfall at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (October 28, 2025), crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, to the south of Kakinada, the IMD said.
The IMD withdrew red alerts issued for a few districts for Wednesday, and issued orange alerts for the districts of Srikakulam, Parvathipuram Manyam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Alluri Sitharama Raju, Anakapalli, Eluru, NTR, Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu, Bapatla, and Nandyal.