Cyclonic storm “Arnab” intensifies into severe cyclonic storm: IMD

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Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic storm “Arnab” over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 17 kmph during past 6 hours, intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) this evening.

After getting intensified into severe cyclonic storm, it is now lay centered at 1730 hrs over Westcentral Bay of Bengal near latitude 15.6°N and longitude 87.3°E, 490 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha), 490 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 560 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 660 km east of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 730 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh) and 730 km northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), said the IMD.

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The severe cyclonic storm is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm over the same region during next 12 hours, predicted the weather department.

It is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards till evening of 27th October and thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh & Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam as a very severe cyclonic storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of 28th October, IMD forecasted.

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