Amaravati: After moving inland, the storm that was formerly known as Cyclone “Montha” has now diminished into a deep depression. At the moment, it is situated over northern Andhra Pradesh and adjacent regions of Telangana, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. In the coming hours, the system is predicted to progressively deteriorate into a typical depression as it slowly moves towards south Chhattisgarh. These regions may occasionally get thunderstorms, high winds, and a lot of rain.
Approximately 400 kilometres southwest of Mumbai, another depression—a smaller weather system—lies over the east-central Arabian Sea at the same time. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reports that the Cyclonic Storm “Montha,” which caused severe winds and heavy rainfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh, has now subsided into a Deep Depression. The system’s centre was located near latitude 17.3°N and longitude 81.2°E as of 8:30 a.m. on October 29. This is approximately 50 km southeast of Bhadrachalam, 110 km east of Khammam, 130 km south-southwest of Malkangiri (Odisha), and 220 km south-southwest of Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh).
According to the IMD, the system is anticipated to deteriorate further into a depression over the course of the next six hours as it moves north-northwest across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and south Chhattisgarh. Over the course of the last three hours, a different depression over the east-central Arabian Sea has stayed essentially motionless. Around 410 km west-southwest of Mumbai, 430 km southwest of Veraval (Gujarat), 560 km west-northwest of Panjim (Goa), 820 km northwest of Mangalore (Karnataka), and 850 km north-northwest of Aminidivi (Lakshadweep) were its centres at 8:30 a.m. today.
Over the following 36 hours, this system is expected to move northeast across the east-central Arabian Sea, according to the IMD prediction. Around midnight on Tuesday, Cyclone Montha, which ravaged Andhra Pradesh and intensified into a powerful cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal, reached landfall. The storm moved south of Kakinada, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, close to Narasapuram, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The landfall procedure was finished between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., according to the IMD. Montha continued to move inland at 12 km/h, maintaining its intensity as a strong cyclonic storm even after it crossed the coast. By Wednesday afternoon, the system is predicted to deteriorate into a cyclonic storm close to Chhattisgarh after moving north-northwest over Telangana. Several areas were still being battered by strong gusts that were reaching 85 to 95 km/h. Heavy rainfall was observed throughout coastal Andhra Pradesh due to the cyclone’s influence. Over the course of the last 12 hours, Kavali in the Nellore district received the most rainfall, with 23 cm, followed by Ulavapadu with 17 cm and Chirala with 15 cm. All districts in Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh are under a red alert.
The influence of the storm is expected to cause heavy to very heavy rainfall during the next 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, the IMD cautioned. On X, the weather department stated, “The latest observations indicate that the severe cyclonic storm ‘#Montha’ crossed the Andhra Pradesh & Yanan coasts between #Machilipatnam and #Kalingapatnam, to the south of #Kakinada.” Over the next six hours, the severe storm will weaken into a cyclonic storm, according to the IMD’s most recent observation update, which was released at 12:30 am.
As the storm moved across the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, near Kakinada, the landfall process began. As part of preparations for the Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) “Montha,” Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced on Tuesday that 11,396 persons had been evacuated and that 30 teams of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRF) and five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had been deployed. The eight districts of South Odisha—Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Nabarangpur—are “likely to be the most affected,” according to Chief Minister Majhi, who chaired a high-level meeting to evaluate the state’s readiness for Montha. He also stated that the state government is “fully prepared to deal with this situation.”
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The state government is dedicated to a “zero casualty” policy, according to the chief minister. “As always, we aim for zero casualties. We have prepared 2,040 cyclone and flood-affected places for people to flee,” CM Majhi stated. We have evacuated 11,396 people so far. We’re keeping an eye on things and getting ready to evacuate around 30,000 people. A total of five NDRF teams, 123 fire brigades, and 30 ODRF have been deployed. Additionally, we have kept additional teams vigilant,” CM Majhi continued. According to GMR Airports, more than 35 flights between the Telangana city of Shamshabad and the Andhra Pradesh airports of Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, and Rajahmundry have been cancelled in the wake of Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) Montha. As the SCS Montha moves closer to the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada, 30 IndiGo, two Air India, and five Air India Express flights have been cancelled. A low-pressure area characterised by rapid and frequently destructive air circulation is the focal point of atmospheric disturbances that give rise to cyclones. Cyclones are typically accompanied by severe weather and storms. In the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the air circulates inwards in an anticlockwise and clockwise motion, respectively.
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