‘Arnab’ shows signs of rapid weakening! Check what IMD’s hourly updates says about landfall and wind speed

by · KalingaTV

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Bhubaneswar: The severe cyclone ‘Arnab’ showed signs of rapid weakening as Visakhapatnam radar images reveal major changes, informed weather scientist Umasankar Das.

According to Umasankar, at 3 PM the clear image of the severe cyclone Arnab would be fully visible, while at 10 PM, a clear image of the cyclone rapidly weakening at a fast pace due to the interaction of the powerful outer band-associated cloud cluster with the land mass.

Here’s what the hourly update of IMD on severe cyclone ‘Arnab’ says:

CURRENT LOCATION (LATITUDE/LONGITUDE)

  • Westcentral Bay Of Bengal Near Latitude 16.3°N And Longitude 82.1°E,
  • 50 Km East-southeast of Narsapur
  • 70 Km South of Kakinada
  • 130 Km South-southwest of Tuni
  • 100 Km East of Machilipatanam,
  • 200 Southwest of Visakhapatnam

CURRENT INTENSITY NEAR CENTRE:

  • 135-145 Kmph Gusting to 160 Kmph PAST MOVEMENT:

PAST MOVEMENT:

  • Moved Westwards with a speed of 10 kmph during past 6 hrs

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LANDFALL FORECAST:

  • The Spiral Band in northern sector has further moved into the land
  • Landfall process will commence during next 1-2 hours
  • Landfall Point: Between Bapatla &Visakhapatnam, to the South of Yanam
  • Landfall Time: 0200-0400IST of 28.10.2026.
  • Wind Speed over Landfall area: 125-135 Kmph Gusting to 150 Kmph

FORECAST STORM SURGE:

  • 5 to 2.5 m height above astronomical tide is very likely to inundate low lying areas of Andhra Pradesh during next six hours.
  • The maximum peak surge is expected over near Kakinada and Yanam (Puducherry UT)

OBSERVED RAINFALL (MM) FROM 8.30 PM to 9.30 PM of October 27:

  • Yellamanchilli 170.5,
  • Gangavaram 133.5;
  • Ragolu 109.5
  • Nagaralapeta_kalingapatnam 108.5;
  • Ankapalle 102;
  • Skycollege Etcherla 91.0;
  • Chintapalli 69.5;
  • Peddapuram 57.0
  • Narsapur 37.5

Wind Speed (kmph) recorded around 1800 UTC (2330 hrs ISt)

  • Narsapur 70 kmph
  • Visakhapatnam 60 kmph
  • Kakinada 62 kmph
  • As per intensity estimate 125-135 gusting to 150 kmph prevails along and off the coast of west Godavari (Konaseema), Kakinada districts and Yanam (Puducherry UT)

Also Read: Cyclone Arnab: Odisha Fire Services’ Operation Mukabila Continues

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