Odisha, Andhra Pradesh Weather LIVE: Deep Depression Makes Late-Night Landfall; Powerful Storm Hits Telangana
- The India Meteorological Department expects a deep depression to make landfall along the North Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam by the night of September 23, 2026.
- To mitigate risks, the Odisha government has placed districts on high alert, cancelling staff leave and closing educational institutions in at least seven districts ahead of the system's approach.
- Heavy rainfall has already impacted the region, with Simliguda in Koraput district recording 230 mm in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday, the highest observed so far.
- State Minister Suresh Pujari said emergency response teams are mobilized and positioned at vulnerable locations; fishermen have been instructed to remain on land until Friday, September 25, 2026.
- Meteorologists forecast the system will weaken to a depression by Thursday evening, then fade into an ordinary low-pressure area by Saturday morning as it moves inland across the region.
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A storm formed from a deep depression hit the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts. Pedda Waltair received 278 mm of rainfall. Winds reached 55-65 km/h. It is now weakening and moving northwest.
Odisha, Andhra Pradesh weather LIVE: Deep depression makes late-night landfall; powerful storm hits Telangana
Deep depression LIVE updates: The weather department said that after the landfall, the deep depression is very likely to move northwestwards, initially maintaining the intensity of a deep depression for the next 12 hours. Thereafter, it is very likely to gradually weaken over the next 24 hours.
Identifying weak areas, manning emergency hotlines: How Odisha braces for deep depression
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts thunderstorms and heavy rain to very heavy rain in the state’s Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput, and Malkangiri as the deep depression passes close to Andhra Pradesh’s Kalingapatnam village by Wednesday night.
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