Cyclone Montha
Montha over the Bay of Bengal on 27 October | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 25 October 2025 |
| Remnant low | 30 October 2025 |
| Dissipated | 31 October 2025 |
| Severe cyclonic storm | |
| 3-minute sustained (IMD) | |
| Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 988 hPa (mbar); 29.18 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 85 km/h (50 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 995 hPa (mbar); 29.38 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 8 direct, 7 indirect |
| Injuries | 8 indirect |
| Damage | $760 million (2025 USD) |
| Areas affected | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Nepal |
Part of the 2025 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha was a moderately costly tropical cyclone that affected Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu in October 2025 and later indirectly caused a disastrous avalanche in Nepal in November 2025. The twelfth depression, fifth deep depression, second cyclonic storm, and second severe cyclonic storm of the 2025 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Montha formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal from an upper-level circulation on 25 October, it quickly strengthened into a severe cyclonic storm before making landfall near Narasapuram in Andhra Pradesh around midnight on 29 October, where it caused two fatalities. Over land, it moved northwards, weakening into a deep depression over Telangana, where it caused six additional deaths, and then a depression over Chhattisgarh. Montha degenerated into a remnant low on 30 October over Jharkhand and brought rainfall to Nepal before becoming a low-pressure area on 31 October. Its effects indirectly resulted in an avalanche that killed seven climbers and injured eight. In its aftermath, Andhra Pradesh deployed drones to assist in rescue efforts and requested aid from the Indian government to help recover.