Overview

• The IMD says a well-marked low over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression and cross the south Odisha–north Andhra Pradesh coast on September 27 morning.
• Odisha issued red and orange alerts for multiple districts, closed schools in Malkangiri, cancelled staff leave, and warned downstream areas as Hirakud releases pushed Mundali flows to about 5.64 lakh cusecs.
• In Telangana, Hyderabad saw severe waterlogging, travel disruption and power issues, with police urging IT firms to allow work from home and several flights diverted due to poor visibility.
• Kerala placed several districts under orange alert, shut educational institutions in Thiruvananthapuram, reported urban flooding, and warned fishers off rough seas with squally winds.
• Maharashtra faces yellow to orange alerts for the Konkan and Mumbai from September 27–29 with heavy rain forecast, and officials say monsoon withdrawal from the state is not expected before October 5.