This cyclone brought widespread rain to Tamil Nadu as it formed, and to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as it moved over the Bay of Bengal. After its landfall, it brought severe rains to West Bengal, Assam, and East Pakistan. The highest recorded rainfall in India was at Shillong, where 220 mm (8.6 inches) fell on October 24. A gust of 105 km/h (65 mph) was recorded in Calcutta as the storm passed by to the east, where it caused the failure of the power supply.