Cyclone Arnab Looms Over Andhra Pradesh as IMD Predicts Landfall on October 28

Cyclone Arnab is expected to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on October 28, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The storm, which is developing over the Bay of Bengal, is projected to cross the north Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam. Once it intensifies into a cyclonic storm, it will be named Cyclone Arnab, a name proposed by Bangladesh. The IMD's latest track forecast indicates the storm will have sustained wind speeds of 115 to 125 km/h, with gusts up to 140 km/h. The system is currently a depression, located 470 km north-northwest of Sri Vijay Puram, 86,000 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, and 950 km east-southeast of Kakinada. The IMD predicts the system will move nearly southwards, intensify into a deep depression, and then recurve northwestwards to develop into a cyclonic storm by October 27.

Reporting: Indian Express

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