The latest cyclone Arnab update by IMD says that the centre of severe cyclonic storm is very close to the coast line. It further adds that the landfall process will begin soon.
The very severe cyclonic storm Arnab over West central Bay of Bengal off Andhra Pradesh coast remains practically stationary during past three hours.
It lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 28th October, 2026 over the same region. That is near latitude 16.4°N and longitude 82.0°E, about 30 km east of Narsapur (Andhra Pradesh), 45 km south-southwest of Yanam (Puducherry UT), 70 km south-southwest of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh). And around 90 km east-northeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), and 170 km east-northeast of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh).
It is very likely to move north westwards and cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to south of Yanam as a very severe cyclonic storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph during next two hours.
Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab is continuing to interact with the land surface and the Wall cloud region of northern sector has further entered into the land.
Further, the centre of Severe cyclonic storm is very close to the coast line and the landfall process will continue during next 2 hours.
