Cyclone Arnab is nearing India's eastern coast. Check the expected landfall, forecast wind speeds and states likely to receive heavy rain.
Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday, October 28, bringing powerful winds, extremely heavy rainfall and a risk of flooding across several states, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Times of India reported.
The storm is forecast to make landfall by Wednesday forenoon, with winds reaching 125-135 kmph and gusting to 150 kmph near its centre. Heavy rain is also likely across parts of central, eastern and northeastern India.
According to the IMD's latest bulletin issued on October 27, Arnab was centred over the west-central Bay of Bengal at 8:30 am, about 220 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam.
The storm is expected to move northwest after Tuesday evening and cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam, by Wednesday forenoon
