Odisha is waiting for another cyclone which is likely to hit on October 28. According to latest updates cyclone Arnab is assumed to make landfall near Andhra Pradesh coast. Wind speeds are expected to reach up to 140 kmph.
The favourable low-pressure area over central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm today. It is likely to intensify further in the coming days and turn into a severe cyclonic storm. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), it is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28.
According to the Meteorological Department, the Cyclone Arnab update chart says that the cyclone was centred near 15.8 degrees north latitude and 90.7 degrees east longitude on October 24th at 5:30 PM IST. It was located about 510 km north-northwest of Srivijayapuram, 820 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 910 km from Kakinada, 1020 km from Machilipatnam and about 1100 km east of Bapatla.
Today, the depression is likely to move southwards and intensify into a deep depression. After that, it will gradually change its course and head west-northwestwards. It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the central and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal by around 5:30 am tomorrow.
According to the weather department’s forecast, this cyclone is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal by 5:30 am on October 27. Thereafter, the cyclone will move northwestwards and intensify further. It is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and reach the sea off the Andhra Pradesh coast by 5:30 am on October 28.
Most importantly, according to the current estimates of the Meteorological Department, the cyclone Arnab is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coasts by around 11:30 am on October 28. It is likely to make landfall on the coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam.
The sustained wind speed at the time of landfall may be 115 to 125 km per hour. The gusty wind speed may reach 140 km per hour. The current forecast has shown the landfall location of the cyclone as Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts.
However, the subsequent district-wise weather warnings will be important to know how much rain and wind will occur in Odisha, which districts will be most affected and what the sea condition will be. The path, intensity and time of landfall may change.
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