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Cyclone Arnab may hit India's coast on Wednesday
Published : Monday, 26 October, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Observer Online Report
Cyclone Arnab over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm before making landfall on India's Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday, October 28, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The cyclone was over the central and west-central Bay of Bengal on Monday morning, about 590 kilometres northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 610 kilometres southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha.
The IMD forecast that Arnab would move west-northwestwards and strengthen further. It may cross the coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday morning.
At landfall, the cyclone's maximum sustained wind speed could reach 115 to 125 kilometres per hour, with gusts of up to 140 kilometres per hour.
The weather agency said Arnab could intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Monday night and a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday, October 27. The system is also expected to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
The Odisha government has announced the closure of schools, colleges and anganwadi centres in six districts on October 28 and 29 as a precaution. The districts are Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur.
Fishing at sea has also been prohibited, while access to hills, waterfalls, dams and other tourist sites in vulnerable districts has been restricted.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has assigned eight ministers to oversee preparedness in different areas. The National Disaster Response Force, Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, fire services and police have also been placed on alert in vulnerable areas.
Bangladesh proposed the name Arnab for the cyclone. Tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean are named from a list prepared under the framework of the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, based on proposals from 13 countries.
The naming system is intended to make cyclone warnings and public communication easier. A cyclone's name does not indicate which country it will affect.
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