India, Oct. 28 -- Cyclone Montha (pronounced Mon-Tha) is to make landfall between 5:30 pm and 11:30 pm on October 28 as a severe cyclonic storm, according to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) latest tropical weather outlook. The landfall could be between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam close to Kakinada along the coast of Andhra Pradesh.

The storm is carrying wind speeds of 90-100 km/hr with wind gusts of 110 km/hr which makes it a severe cyclone. The IMD highlighted that the associated storm surge, which is the increase in the tidal level of the sea along the coastline, could be one metre above the astronomical tidal level along the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, according to IMD.

Storm surge is brought about by the energ...