Last Updated on October 26, 2026 1:47 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
Staff Reporter
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today informed that the Deep Depression over the East central and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm “Arnab”. IMD said that the cyclonic storm lay centered over East central and adjoining West central Bay of Bengal about 590 km northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands) and 650 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam today.
It also said that the cyclonic storm is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm over west central Bay of Bengal by today midnight.
Meanwhile, the Weather Agency has issued an orange colour warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall over Kerala, Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for the day. Heavy Rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm conditions will continue over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the next two days. Thunderstorms and lightning conditions are also expected over Gangetic West Bengal, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep till tomorrow.