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Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall at a few places with Extremely Heavy Rainfall at one or two places very likely to occur over the districts of Gajapati and Ganjam.Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning
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The very severe cyclonic storm Arnab [Pronunciation :Ornab] over Westcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly west-northwestwards with a speed of 20 kmph during past 6 hours, and lay centered at 1130 hrs IST of today, the 27th October, 2026 over the same region near latitude 16.2N and longitude 83.7E, about 170 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 180 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 270 km east of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 350 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh), and 370 km south-southwest of Gopalpur (Odisha). It is very likely to move west-northwestwards till evening of 27th October. 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 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph by forenoon of 28th October, 2026.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 20.5937, 78.9629 |
|---|---|
| Region | Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada districts of Odisha |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | India — in-ndma-xx |
| Cap Urgency | Immediate |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-27T19:46:00+05:30 |
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Source updated 6 days ago (Oct 27, 2026 11:29 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 49 seconds ago
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