The cyclonic storm Arnab has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm said the latest update of the IMD. Cyclone Arnab lies over West central and adjoining East central Bay of Bengal. It has moved west-north westwards with a speed of 17 kmph during past 6 hours.
Further it has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and lay centered today on October 26, 2026 over West central Bay of Bengal.
It lies near latitude 15.6°N and longitude 87.3°E, 490 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha), 490 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 560 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 660 km east of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 730 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh) and 730 km northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands).
Cyclone Arnab is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm over the same region during next 12 hours. It is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards till evening of October 27 and thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh & Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam as a very severe cyclonic storm.
Reports say that the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of October 28, 2026.
