New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Cyclone Montha is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam during the evening/night of October 28 "as a severe cyclonic storm", the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.

The weather department said the deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a "cyclonic storm" on October 26. It will further turn into a "severe cyclonic storm" by October 28.

Here's all you need to know about Cyclone Montha:

The cyclone is expected to make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, about 200 km from Odisha's Malkangir.

Odisha's 15 districts would be impacted in the impending calamity of which eight are likely to experience very heavy rainfall and stro...