School and train operations were disrupted and canceled, and disaster teams were deployed in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha for the storm.

At 06:00 UTC on November 30, the JTWC started to monitor an area of convection in their weather advisory at that time, with them designating this system as "Invest 94W" over the South China Sea halfway between the island of Borneo and Vietnam, located about 251 nmi (465 km; 289 mi) to Ho Chi Minh City's south-southeast.

They also evaluated the environment around the storm as "favorable", with strong outflow, 29–30 °C (84–86 °F) sea surface temperatures and moderate wind shear.

[4] Meanwhile, the IMD had already started to monitor this low-pressure area earlier at 03:00 UTC (8:30 IST), while it was located over southern Thailand.

[5] Nevertheless, it moved over the Nicobar Islands and into the Bay of Bengal around December 1, with the IMD also upgrading the system to a well-marked low-pressure on that day.

[8] Shortly before that midnight, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) on the system, as numerical guidance forecast models revealed further strengthening of the storm.

[12] Meanwhile, the JTWC designated the system as "Tropical Cyclone 05B" at the same time, as another Dvorak fix revealed a wind speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph).

[23][24][25] As the precursor of the cyclone developed into a depression, orange and red rainfall alert was placed for the coastal areas of northern Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, respectively.

[26][27] On 2 December 2021, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, presided a meeting to discuss the potential consequences and readiness of the states that Jawad may hit.

There, he instructed the administration of these states to evacuate individuals "in time" and to make the essential services during the cyclone stable, along with disaster relief people.

[28] Residents in 13 districts of Odisha were also requested to evacuate while teams of National Disaster Response Force were positioned across the state that are seen to be impacted by the cyclone.

Over 11,000 individuals were seen to be evacuated from Jawad, along with more people living near the shores to the safety shelters set up by the state government.

Disaster teams were deployed in West Bengal, while the Indian Coast Guard warned many vessels to return to ports.

[34][35][36] Tourists in Digha, Mandarmani, and Tajpur were also forced to cancel their bookings and reservations in the beach town due to the warnings imposed by the state.