Cyclone Arnab LIVE: Andhra Pradesh braces for ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm, IMD issues red alert for landfall

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Oct 26, 2026, 09:42:08 IST

Cyclone Arnab LIVE: The IMD said on Monday, October 26, that the deep depression over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards with a speed of 15 kmph during last six hours and intensified into cyclonic storm ““Arnab” [Pronunciation: Ornab]”.

Cyclone Arnab LIVE: IMD said on Monday morning that the deep depression over Bay of Bengal has turned into 'Cyclone Arnab'

Cyclone Arnab LIVE: The IMD said on Monday, October 26, that the deep depression over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards with a speed of 15 kmph during last six hours and intensified into cyclonic storm ““Arnab” [Pronunciation: Ornab]”. It lay centered at 5:30 am of Monday, the October 26, over eastcentral and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal about 590 km northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), 610 km southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha), 650 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 730 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 830 km east of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 910 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh).

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Oct 26, 2026, 09:33:49 IST

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday that Cyclone ‘Arnab’ is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a ‘very severe cyclonic’ storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph, gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of October 28, 2026.

Oct 26, 2026, 09:31:37 IST

Cyclone ‘Arnab’ LIVE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday that the deep depression which has turned into a cyclone - ‘Arnab’ - is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm over westcentral Bay of Bengal by midnight of today, October 26, and into a very severe cyclonic storm over the same region on October 27.

Oct 26, 2026, 09:24:06 IST

Cyclone ‘Arnab’ LIVE: The IMD said on Monday, October 26, that the deep depression over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards with a speed of 15 kmph during last six hours and intensified into cyclonic storm ““Arnab” [Pronunciation: Ornab]”.

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