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Deep depression intensifies into Cyclone Arnab over Bay of Bengal, set to hit Andhra Pradesh as very severe storm on October 28

Following since 2026-10-26 · last updated 3d

Cyclone Arnab over the Bay of Bengal — Cyclone Arnab shown over the Bay of Bengal approaching the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 27

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Cyclone Arnab's outer band reaches Andhra coast as landfall narrows to 2-4 a.m. on October 28

Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab's outer band reached the Andhra Pradesh coast on Tuesday night, with complete landfall expected between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on October 28 near Yanam and 84,396 people already evacuated to 290 shelters.

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Visakhapatnam coastline, Andhra Pradesh — The coastline at Visakhapatnam, a city in the path of Cyclone Arnab.

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Cyclone Arnab nears Andhra coast as 50,000 moved to shelters ahead of Wednesday landfall

Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab was centred about 300 kilometres from Visakhapatnam on Tuesday morning and is expected to make landfall near Yanam on Wednesday morning with winds of 115 to 125 kilometres per hour, after nearly 50,000 people were moved to shelters.

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Cyclone over the Bay of Bengal seen from space — Satellite view of a cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal.

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India prepares to evacuate thousands as Cyclone Arnab nears Andhra coast

Andhra Pradesh and Odisha are preparing to evacuate thousands of people ahead of Cyclone Arnab, with Andhra Pradesh identifying 570,000 people as vulnerable and evacuations starting on Monday evening before an expected October 28 landfall.

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Satellite view of a cyclone over the Bay of Bengal — A satellite view of a cyclone over the Bay of Bengal, the same basin where Cyclone Arnab formed

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Cyclone Arnab forms over Bay of Bengal as Odisha shuts schools in five districts

The Bay of Bengal system became Cyclone Arnab on Monday morning and is forecast to strengthen into a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on October 28, with Odisha shutting schools in five districts and cancelling officials' leave.

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IMD satellite image of Cyclone Arnab over Bay of Bengal — Official IMD satellite image showing the cyclonic system Arnab over the eastcentral and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal on October 26, 2026, as it intensified from a deep depression.

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Deep depression intensifies into Cyclone Arnab over Bay of Bengal, set to hit Andhra Pradesh as very severe storm on October 28

The India Meteorological Department reports the system has intensified into cyclonic storm Arnab, centered about 650 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, and is forecast to become a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam with winds of 115-125 kmph on October 28.

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