Vijayawada, Oct. 26 -- The cyclonic storm Arnab is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on October 28, State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) Director Prakhan Jain on Monday.
In a statement here, he said the cyclone system has moved 15 km during the last six hours and is currently centred at a distance of 650 km from Visakhapatnam, 730 km from Kakinada, 830 km from Machilipatnam and 910 km from Bapatla. It is set to intensify into a 'severe cyclonic storm' by midnight tonight and into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' by tomorrow.
It is likely to make landfall between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on Wednesday morning, with wind speed expected to reach 115 to 125 kmph..
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