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IMD Warns Cyclone Could Make Landfall Oct. 28 Between North Andhra and South Odisha

Officials have activated emergency plans to limit loss of life, ordering evacuations, readying shelters, placing rescue teams on standby and advising fishermen to return to shore.

Visakhapatnam : Andhra Pradesh : 23/10/2026 : Clouds build over Visakhapatnam on Friday as coastal Andhra Pradesh braces for a cyclonic system forming in the Bay of Bengal. The IMD has forecast heavy to extremely heavy rain over north coastal Andhra Pradesh on October 27 and 28. Photo : K R Deepak
IMD Forecasts Cyclonic Storm Over Bay of Bengal, Andhra Coast by Oct 26
A cyclone may be arriving in these two states on October 28. What's happening?
A cyclonic storm is likely over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal by October 26 morning.

Overview

  • The India Meteorological Department said the Bay of Bengal low will likely become a cyclonic storm by October 26 and is forecast to reach the coast on the morning of October 28 between north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha.
  • States have moved quickly: Odisha and Andhra Pradesh cancelled staff leave, opened control rooms, readied cyclone shelters and deployed NDRF and ODRAF teams to priority coastal and southern districts.
  • The IMD has issued red and orange warnings for very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on October 27–29 for specified districts, with forecasts of squally winds and rough to very high seas that will endanger coastal communities and marine activity.
  • Some regional models and officials warn the system could rapidly intensify to a very severe cyclonic storm with sustained winds near 115–145 km/h, gusts higher, and a possible 1–2 metre storm surge in exposed coastal stretches, though exact landfall point and peak strength remain uncertain.
  • Beyond the landfall zone, forecasts show heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusts spreading to South and East India, which could cause evacuations, festival‑structure removals, fishing losses, crop damage and disruption to power and transport in the coming days.