The Andhra cyclone forecast issued on October 25, 2026, called for a Bay of Bengal depression to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts by the forenoon of October 28.
Andhra cyclone forecast and expected track
The Meteorological Department forecast a crossing between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, with maximum sustained winds of 115–125 km/h and gusts up to 140 km/h.
It expected the system to become a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 26 and a severe cyclonic storm around the morning of October 27. The forecast then called for further strengthening as it moved northwest toward the Andhra Pradesh coast.
Disaster authority urges residents to stay alert
Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director Prakhar Jain urged people not to lower their guard as the system developed.
At 5:30 a.m. on October 25, the depression was moving southeast at 5 km/h and was about 880 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam. The weather department expected it to move nearly south before gradually turning west-northwest.
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