- Tropical cyclone DANA made landfall over the area between the Paradeep city and the Balasore city, far north-western Odisha state, near the border with the West Bengal state very late in the evening (UTC) on 24 October, with maximum sustained winds up to 120 km/h (tropical cyclone). On 25 October at 3.00 UTC its centre was located inland approximately 35 south-west of the Balasore city, with maximum sustained winds up to 90 km/h (tropical storm).
- Its passage caused heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surges, floods and severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in population displacements and damage. Sphere India reports, as of 24 October, more than 500,000 evacuated people in 7,285 shelters across Odisha and nearly 243,400 evacuated people in several shelters throughout West Bengal.
- DANA is expected to continue westward inland across central Odisha state, further weakening and dissipating in the morning on 26 October.
- Over the next 48 hours, very heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are forecast over most of West Bengal, Odisha, and Jharkhand states.
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