Andhra braces for very severe cyclonic storm; Odisha activates disaster mitigation machinery | LIVE

October 25, 2026 07:00 Schools to be closed, response team on alert as Odisha steps up cyclone preparednessWith a well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into a deep depression on Sunday (October 25, 2026) before possibly developing into a cyclone, the Odisha government on Saturday (October 24, 2026) stepped up preparedness as part of its efforts to ensure zero casualties with disaster response teams on high alert.Educational institutions in five Odisha districts will be closed on October 28 and 29 while fishermen along the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast have been warned not to venture into the sea as per standard advisory.Southern Odisha districts are expected to be impacted with heavy rain under influence of the cyclone as per disaster management authorities. Catch the full story hereLow pressure over Bay of Bengal likely to turn into cyclonic storm, landfall expected on Oct. 28IMD: Bay of Bengal system intensifies to cyclonic storm, landfall likely Oct 28 between north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts.October 25, 2026 06:58 Heavy rain to hit Chennai, northern, delta and western districts on SundayThe Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinyam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchi, Karur, Cuddalore, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Sivaganga and Karaikal districts area on Sunday.Isolated places in Theni, Dindigul and Madurai districts are likely to get extremely heavy rainfall, and have been issued a red alert.Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Namakkal, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode, Virudhunagar, and Kanyakumari districts, and Puducherry.Here’s the storyHeavy rain to hit Chennai, northern, delta and western districts on SundayTamil Nadu braces for heavy to very heavy rainfall across multiple districts this weekend, with red alerts in Tamil Nadu’s southern interiors and likely intensification into a cyclone by Monday.October 25, 2026 06:55 Andhra Pradesh braces for very severe cyclonic storm; landfall likely between Bapatla and Vizag on October 28The cyclonic storm brewing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. It is likely to be the second highest in terms of intensity. Last year’s Montha was classified as a ‘severe cyclonic storm’.The maximum sustained wind speed associated with a very severe cyclonic storm is likely to be between 118 km per hour and 221 km per hour. During Montha, the wind speed recorded at Machilipatnam was 65 kmph, while the wind speed this time may go up to 130 kmph, weather experts said.Read the full story hereAndhra Pradesh braces for very severe cyclonic storm; landfall likely between Bapatla and Vizag on October 28Very severe cyclonic storm expected to hit Andhra Pradesh between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on Oct 28, with red alerts for 13 districts and 130 kmph winds.