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The landfall process of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Arnab’ along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts is expected to be completed within an hour, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its bulletin issued at 8:30 am on Wednesday, October 28. The cyclone remained practically stationary near latitude 16.4°N and longitude 81.9°E at 7:30 am, with winds of 115–125 kmph and gusts up to 140 kmph.
The storm’s centre was located 20 km east of Narsapur and 70 km south-southwest of Kakinada. The IMD warned that a storm surge of 1–1.5 metres above astronomical tide could inundate low-lying coastal areas over the next two hours.
Waltair recorded 217 mm rainfall, followed by Kalingapatnam (147 mm) and Tuni (123 mm). Moderate to high flash flood risks were forecast across vulnerable districts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana over the next 24 hours.