People wade by means of a waterlogged highway following heavy rainfall, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, on October 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Amaravati, in Andhra Pradesh, has issued a purple alert for the districts of SPSR Nellore, Prakasam, YSR Kadapa, Annamayya, Tirupati and Chittoor as extraordinarily heavy rainfall, greater than 204.5 mm, is predicted in remoted locations on October 22, 2025, (Wednesday.)

The IMD additionally issued an orange alert for the districts of Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai and Bapatla for Wednesday (October 22, 2025), as there’s one despair over the southeast Arabian Sea and one other despair is more likely to be shaped over the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday (October 22, 2025).

Municipal officers examine a low-lying residential space at Thotapalem, near the Neeva river in Chittoor on October 22, 2025. Photo: Special Arrangement | Photo Credit:

According to the IMD bulletin, the well-marked low stress space over southeast Arabian Sea concentrated right into a despair and lay centered at 5.30 a.m. on Wednesday (October 22, 2025). It is more likely to transfer slowly practically north-northwestwards in the course of the subsequent 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the well-marked low stress space over Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards and lay over southwest Bay of Bengal at 5.30 a.m. on Wednesday (October 22, 2025). There is a chance for it to accentuate right into a despair, over southwest and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal, off north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts throughout subsequent 12 hours. Thereafter, it’s more likely to transfer throughout north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts in the course of the subsequent 12 hours, in response to the IMD.

Under the affect of those two programs, robust winds, thunderstorms and lightning are additionally anticipated within the districts of Rayalaseema and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Between 8.30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Wednesday (October 22, 2025), many locations in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema obtained reasonable to heavy rainfall, in response to actual time rainfall info offered by the State Government’s Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES).

Marripadu in SPSR Nellore district-80.75 mm, Peddavaduguru in Anantapur district-66 mm, Mogilicharla in SPSR Nellore district-65 mm, Ongole in Prakasam district-36.25 mm, Allagadda in Nandyal district-29.5 mm.

Published – October 22, 2025 01:08 pm IST