West Bengal IMD Weather! Heavy rains on October 28, 29, 30 — List of regions, areas, districts affected by the storm | Today’s news
Several states including Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are bracing for heavy rains this week as preparations are made to deal with the potential impact of Cyclone Arnab.
The cyclone is likely to make landfall near Andhra Pradesh on October 28 and cause extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Odisha, West Bengal and other states. Here is the full list of areas that will be on alert on October 28, 29, 30:
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West Bengal
The IMD issued a yellow alert in parts of West Bengal on 28, 29 and 30 October.
Districts like Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram, Purba Mednunupur, South 24 Parganas, Birbhum, Paschim Bardhaman, Hooghly and Nadia are on yellow alert on October 28.
On October 29, a yellow alert was issued in all districts of West Bengal, while on October 30, the IMD issued an alert in parts of North Bengal – Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Purba Bardhaman, Nadia, Coock Behar, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Birbhum.
Odisha
The landfall is likely to cause severe weather, extremely heavy rainfall and gusty winds across Odisha, especially affecting its southern regions.
October 28: The IMD issued an orange alert in Malkangiri, Koraprayagarha, Gajaathi and Ganjam, while a yellow alert was issued in Nabaranhapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Khordha, Nayagarh, Puri, Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar and Kuttack, besides several other districts.
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October 29: A red alert has been issued for extremely heavy rainfall in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagarha, Gajapthi and Ganjam. Orange alert has been issued in Nabaranhapur, Kalahandi, Nuapara, Balangir, Kandhamal, Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri. The remaining areas are on yellow alert.
October 30: The intensity of rains in Odisha is likely to decrease. Only Sundargarh has been put on orange alert. Heavy rainfall is also likely in Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj and Baleshwar.
Manorama Mohanty, director of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, told ANI that on October 28, a “red alert” was issued in five southern districts of Odisha: Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall and wind speeds of 50-60 kmph.
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“After landfall, it is likely to move near Malkangiri district but remain in Andhra Pradesh. Hence, we expect extremely heavy rainfall… Landslides may also occur as we expect very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, especially in hilly areas,” Mohanty added.
Andhra Pradesh
Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely over North Andhra and Central Coastal districts on October 27 and 28, with isolated places likely to experience exceptionally heavy rainfall.
Kakinada, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Konaseema and East Godavari districts along with other parts of North Andhra are expected to experience strong winds and heavy rainfall.
The intensity of rains is likely to be particularly heavy on October 27 and 28, officials told ANI.
Cyclone Arnab status update: When and where will it make landfall?
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in an update on Monday (Oct 26) that “a deep depression has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Arnab'” over the east-central and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal.
“It is very likely to move west-northwestward and further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over west-central Bay of Bengal by midnight today on October 26 and into a very severe cyclonic storm over the same area on October 27,” the IMD said.
The Met department added that the system is very likely to move northwest and cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm by noon on 28 October 2026.
