India, Oct. 28 -- The landfall process of Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha began on Tuesday evening at around 7.30pm near the coast of Andhra Pradesh and is expected to continue for 3 to 4 hours, according India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The weather system is likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada in the next three to four hours as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90 to 100 kmph and gusting up to 110 kmph. Follow LIVE updates.

Cyclone Montha, a Thai name from a fragrant flower, intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm on Tuesday morning as it moved towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, bringing heavy rain to parts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu....