Cyclone Montha weakens after hitting Andhra Pradesh, triggering heavy rain and red alerts across Telangana, including Warangal. Hyderabad faces yellow alert, waterlogging, strong winds, and flight disruptions due to continuous rainfall.

Hurricane Melissa, which is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, is set to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and high storm surges to the island of Jamaica.

A robust east-southeast wind continues to blow across the state with coastal gusts near 30-50 mph at times today. Inland gusts will be near 20-30 mph at times. The rain is annoying. It is windswept and takes down leaves from the trees making for slippery surfaces. This will last all day.

Several states have announced state-wide school holidays due to the ongoing adverse weather conditions, and others have announced for the ongoing festivals. Schools were closed across various districts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh due to the incoming Cyclone Montha,

Evacuations and alerts have been issued in parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha - the states that are most likely to be affected at the time of cyclone Montha's landfall on Tuesday evening.

Coastal districts of Andhra are experiencing rain and strong winds as Cyclone Montha makes its way to the state. Cyclone Montha is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during Tuesday evening or night as a severe cyclonic storm.

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as the strongest storm — and only Category 5 hurricane — ever recorded in the nation’s history.

The cyclone is expected to cross the coast of Tamil Nadu today afternoon, though authorities have said that no major damage is expected and all precautions are in place.