Bhubaneswar, Oct. 28 -- Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab made landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The storm had remained nearly stationary over the west-central Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast during the three hours leading up to 5.30 am on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

The storm was centred about 30 km east of Narsapur, 45 km south-southwest of Yanam, 70 km south-southwest of Kakinada, 90 km east-northeast of Machilipatnam and 170 km east-northeast of Bapatla.

The IMD forecasted that the system would move northwestwards and cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to south of Yanam, as a very severe cyclonic sto...