{"id":2941,"date":"2026-10-26T09:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T09:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/26\/cyclone-arnab-very-severe-storm-andhra-coast\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T09:30:39","slug":"cyclone-arnab-very-severe-storm-andhra-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/26\/cyclone-arnab-very-severe-storm-andhra-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclone Arnab set to become very severe storm before hitting Andhra coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>India&#8217;s Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded the east\u2011central Bay of Bengal disturbance to Cyclone\u202fArnab on Monday, October\u202f26, 2026. The agency projected that the system would strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by midnight on the same day and reach very severe cyclonic storm status by October\u202f27. Forecasts indicated a landfall on the Andhra Pradesh\u2011Yanam coastline between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by the forenoon of October\u202f28, with sustained winds of 115\u2011125\u202fkm\/h and gusts up to 140\u202fkm\/h.<\/p>\n<h2>Storm development and forecast trajectory<\/h2>\n<p>According to the IMD bulletin issued at 8:20\u202fa.m., the deep depression that had been moving westward at about 15\u202fkm per hour over the past six hours intensified into a cyclonic storm centered over the east\u2011central and adjoining west\u2011central Bay of Bengal. Subsequent updates placed the centre approximately 590\u202fkm northwest of the Andaman Islands, 650\u202fkm east\u2011southeast of Visakhapatnam, 730\u202fkm east\u2011southeast of Kakinada, 830\u202fkm east of Machilipatnam and 910\u202fkm east of Bapatla. The agency warned that the system would continue moving west\u2011northwestward, intensifying further as it approached the Indian coastline.<\/p>\n<p>Prakhar Jain, Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), confirmed that Arnab was moving at 15\u202fkm per hour and was then 610\u202fkm from Visakhapatnam, 690\u202fkm from Kakinada, 790\u202fkm from Machilipatnam and 860\u202fkm from Bapatla. He reiterated the IMD\u2019s projection that the cyclone would become a very severe cyclonic storm by October\u202f27 and cross the coast by October\u202f28.<\/p>\n<h2>State\u2011level preparations and emergency measures<\/h2>\n<p>The Andhra Pradesh government activated its State Emergency Operations Centre in Tadepalli, Guntur district, to monitor Arnarn\u2019s progress. Officials issued a red\u2011message cyclone warning for the Andhra Pradesh coast and adjoining south\u2011Odisha shoreline. The warning prompted a series of precautionary actions across multiple sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) mobilised personnel, machinery and essential electrical materials to safeguard power supply in the most vulnerable districts\u2014Dr.\u202fB.\u202fR.\u202fAmbedkar Konaseema, Godavari and Kakinada. The utility opened 30 divisional control rooms and 11 circle\u2011level control rooms to coordinate response, with three divisional rooms each in Kakinada and East Godavari and two in Konaseema.<\/p>\n<p>In the fisheries sector, more than 4,800 fishing vessels were recalled from the Bay of Bengal and safely anchored at Kakinada harbour and other landing centres following directives from the Fisheries Department, the Indian Coast Guard and district authorities. Kakinada District Fisheries Officer V.\u202fKrishna\u202fRao confirmed that all marine fishing activity had been halted until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>Odisha\u2019s government, anticipating peripheral effects, banned sea\u2011based fishing and restricted tourist entry to hills, waterfalls and dams across six districts. The measures were announced on the same day as the AP alerts, reflecting a coordinated regional response to the approaching storm.<\/p>\n<p>State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha met with APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain to discuss contingency plans for the urban local body elections scheduled for November\u202f1. The discussion focused on ensuring that the elections could proceed on schedule despite the expected disruption from Arnab.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact on Tamil Nadu and other affected areas<\/h2>\n<p>While Arnab was expected to make landfall on the Andhra coast, the northeast monsoon continued to intensify over Tamil Nadu. A red alert was issued for Kodaikanal, prompting tourists to vacate the hill station. Over 20 houses in the Moonjikkal\u2011Dobikana (Topikkanal) area were flooded, and residents reported sleepless nights protecting belongings and livestock.<\/p>\n<p>Coimbatore city experienced heavy rain that began on the afternoon of Sunday, October\u202f26, and persisted into the night. Streets near Selvachinthamani lake along Sundakkamuthur Road were inundated, with knee\u2011deep water reported in some stretches. Rainwater also entered homes in Selvapuram, highlighting the widespread disruption caused by the monsoon rains.<\/p>\n<p>In Chennai, the Highways Department prepared 5,000 bags of cold mix to repair road damage caused by recent rains. Approximately 43\u202fkm of the city\u2019s 650\u202fkm road network had suffered damage, including potholes and eroded top layers, prompting crews to mobilise men and machinery while awaiting a dry spell for full repairs.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the combined effect of the strengthening cyclone and the ongoing monsoon created a multi\u2011state emergency scenario. Authorities across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu coordinated alerts, infrastructure safeguards and public advisories to mitigate potential loss of life and property.<\/p>\n<p>As of the latest updates on Monday, October\u202f26, no major rainfall had been reported from Andhra Pradesh, and the IMD had not issued specific rainfall alerts for the state on that day. Nonetheless, the red\u2011message warning and the projected intensity of the storm underscored the need for continued vigilance as Arnab approached the coastline.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Meteorological Department warns Cyclone Arnab will intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the Andhra Pradesh\u2011Yanam coast by Oct.\u202f28, prompting wide\u2011scale alerts and preparations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[1357,3283,1704,325,377,562],"class_list":["post-2941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-andhra-pradesh","tag-cyclone-arnab","tag-elections","tag-imd","tag-odisha","tag-tamil-nadu","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}