Cyclone Arnab Moving Westwards at 22 Kmph, Landfall Near Yanam Likely Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, Oct 27: Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab over the west-central Bay of Bengal is moving westwards at 22 kmph and is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast near Yanam by the forenoon of October 28, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

According to the IMD bulletin issued at 5.30 am, the cyclone was centred around 260 km southeast of Visakhapatnam and 380 km south of Gopalpur in Odisha. At landfall, it is expected to pack sustained wind speeds of 115–125 kmph, with gusts up to 140 kmph.

The IMD has issued an orange warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Puri districts. A yellow warning has been issued for several other districts, with heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds likely in isolated areas.

Rainfall associated with the cyclone’s outer bands has already begun in parts of Puri, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Khordha districts.