Deep depression to intensify into cyclonic storm Arnab

Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Chairs High Level Meeting on Preparedness for Cyclone Arnab in Bhubaneswar on October 25, 2026 | Photo credit: ANI

The Odisha government on Sunday (Oct 25, 2026) stepped up preparations, mobilizing personnel and equipment as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi posted eight ministers to vulnerable areas as a very severe cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall along the neighboring Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, officials said.

In its latest bulletin, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that a deep depression over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal on Monday (October 26, 2026) moved almost westward at a speed of 15 km/ha during the last six hours and intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ (pronounced: Ornab).

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The IMD added that the cyclone was located about 590 km northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), 650 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 730 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 830 km (830 km east of Pradesh) and 930 km east of Pradesh (Prahali) Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh).

According to the bulletin, the cyclone is very likely to move west-northwestward and further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal by Monday midnight (26 October 2026) and into a very severe cyclonic storm over the same area on 27 October 2026.

Published – 26 Oct 2026 09:18 IST