Cyclone Arnab Set for Andhra Coast Landfall Thursday with 115-125 kmph Winds
· India · Indian Express, India Today, Hindustan Times
Cyclone Arnab intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal on Monday night, prompting the India Meteorological Department to issue a red warning for the Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts. The storm, centred about 300 km southeast of Visakhapatnam at 2.30 am IST on October 27, was moving west-northwestwards at 25 kmph. It is expected to continue on this track until Tuesday evening before turning northwestwards and crossing the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam, by the forenoon of October 28. Maximum sustained wind speeds of 115-125 kmph, with gusts up to 140 kmph, are forecast at landfall. Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is predicted across several coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha through October 29.
Why it matters
Millions of residents in coastal Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha face dangerous winds, storm surge, and flooding, with evacuation and relief operations already underway in vulnerable districts.
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