Cyclones in Andhra Pradesh

Cyclonic Storm Ditwah formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal on 26 November 2025 and intensified from a depression to a cyclonic storm in under 24 hours before crossing Sri Lanka's eastern coast on 28 November. Its winds were only moderate (65-75 km/h at landfall), but the storm moved slowly, dropping prolonged, extreme rainfall that triggered severe flooding and landslides across Sri Lanka - the deadliest impact of any storm in this archive outside the 1999 Odisha cyclone and Nargis. A World Bank rapid damage assessment recorded 647 deaths, 183 people still missing, and over 4 billion US dollars in damage, with parts of southern India also placed under alert.

Cyclonic Storm Fengal formed over the Bay of Bengal in late November 2024 and made landfall near Puducherry on the evening of 30 November, with winds of 70-80 km/h gusting to 90 km/h. It then stalled over north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry rather than weakening quickly inland, dropping record rainfall (over 48 cm in 24 hours in Puducherry, the highest in three decades) that caused most of the flooding damage. It killed at least 37 people across India and Sri Lanka combined.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Michaung moved slowly along the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh coasts and crossed near Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh on 5 December 2023 with winds of 90-100 km/h. Its heavy rain, more than its wind, caused severe flooding, especially in and around Chennai, and the storm caused 17 deaths and about 1.32 billion US dollars in damage.

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani was notable for its unusual northward track along India's east coast. The Odisha government's massive evacuation effort - moving 1.2 million people to safety - was praised internationally. The storm devastated Puri and surrounding areas.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Titli made landfall near Palasa in Andhra Pradesh, close to the Odisha border, in the early hours of 11 October 2018 with sustained winds of 140-150 km/h. Heavy rain and flooding after landfall caused most of the damage across northern Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, damaging more than 127,000 houses.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Vardah made landfall near Chennai, causing significant damage to infrastructure and uprooting thousands of trees. The storm affected power supply and telecommunications across Tamil Nadu.

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud caused extensive damage to Visakhapatnam and surrounding areas. The storm's powerful winds and storm surge led to significant infrastructure damage and power outages affecting millions.

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Phailin was one of the strongest cyclones to hit India. Thanks to lessons learned from the 1999 cyclone, casualties were kept remarkably low. Nearly 1 million people were evacuated, and the disaster response was considered a model for other countries.