The landfall process of the Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) Montha has begun off the Andhra Pradesh coast and is expected to continue for the next three to four hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) at 7.23 pm today, the IMD informed about the commencement of the crucial phase.
IMD said the latest observations indicated that the landfall process of Montha has commenced.
“Latest observations indicate that the landfall process has commenced. The landfall process will continue for next three to four hours,” said IMD.
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The cyclone, named Montha which means a fragrant flower in the Thai language, is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada within the next three-to-four-hours. The system will cross as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90 to 100 kmph and gusting up to 110 kmph, it said.
“The Severe Cyhoursclonic Storm “#Montha” [Pronunciation: Mon-Tha] over westcentral Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 15 kmph during past six hours and lay centered at 1630 hrs IST of today, the 28th October 2025, over the same region, near latitude 15.8°N & longitude 82.4°E, about 120 km east of #Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 130 km south of #Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), #230km south-southwest of #Visakhapatnam. It will continue to move north-northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during next 3-4 hours as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph,” the weather office stated in the post.
