New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday, October 26, that a deep depression over the eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal had intensified into cyclonic storm 'Arnab' (pronounced Ornab).

At 5:30 am on Monday, Cyclone Arnab was centred over the eastcentral and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal. It was located approximately 590 km northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram in the Andaman Islands, 610 km southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha and 650 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

The storm was also situated 730 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 830 km east of Machilipatnam and 910 km east of Bapatla, all in Andhra Pradesh.

The IMD said Cyclone Arnab is very likely to move west-northwes...