Tropical cyclone alert Bay of Bengal what tourists should actually do

Real talk on tropical cyclone alerts Bay of Bengal cyclones during inter monsoon (April May October November) typically track north toward Bangladesh Myanmar or India east coast Sri Lanka usually catches the outer rain bands not the eye Reliable updates Department of Meteorology meteo gov lk official only Disaster Management Centre 117 hotline English available Forget social media speculation Decision matrix Category 1 to 2 cyclone with track north of Sri Lanka rebook east coast nights to later same trip Track passing south near or over Sri Lanka cancel east coast switch to hill country or cultural triangle inland Category 3 plus headed our way reschedule the entire trip insurance will accept this Most travel insurance includes natural disaster coverage but the trigger usually requires a formal Met Department warning at higher tier Check your schedule of benefits before assuming