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The extremely intense cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ in the Westcentral Bay of Bengal has shifted approximately west-northwest at a speed of 20 kmph over the last six hours and was located at 11:30 am today, close to latitude 16.2°N and longitude 83.7°E, around 170 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam, 180 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 270 km east of Machilipatnam, 350 km east of Bapatla, and 370 km south-southwest of Gopalpur in Odisha.
It is highly probable to shift towards the west-northwest until the evening of October 27. Subsequently, it is expected to shift northwest and traverse the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Yanam between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, near Yanam, as an extremely severe cyclonic storm with peak sustained wind speeds of 125-135 kmph, gusting to 150 kmph by the morning of October 28. The Doppler Weather Radar in Vishakhapatnam continuously monitors the system.
The IMD has released a red alert for Odisha. On October 27, significant to intense rainfall is expected in some areas, with exceptionally heavy rainfall at one or two locations over Gajapati and Ganjam districts. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and strong surface winds of 40-50 km/h, with gusts up to 60 km/h, are expected in these districts.
On October 28, a red warning was issued for Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri districts due to the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall in some areas, with extremely heavy rainfall expected in one or two spots.
A thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and strong winds, hitting speeds of 60-80 kmph and gusting up to 90 kmph, is highly probable in Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
