official (India Meteorological Department, National Bulletin No. 27 and Press Release 6 on Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab, Oct 28)
Cyclone Arnab crosses India's Andhra coast near Narsapur and weakens inland
The storm is over land now. Arnab came ashore in the dark south west of Yanam, and India's weather office says it is losing strength as it moves inland, though the rain is not done.
Key facts
- Landfall
- Crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts near 16.45N 81.90E, about 20 km east northeast of Narsapur, 40 km southwest of Yanam and 60 km southwest of Kakinada, between 0200 and 0800 IST Oct 28, as a very severe cyclonic storm with winds of 125 to 135 km/h gusting to 150 km/h; the landfall process was complete by 0800 IST (IMD)
- Now
- Severe cyclonic storm near 16.8N 81.8E at 1430 IST Oct 28, 40 km west northwest of Yanam, with winds of 85 to 95 km/h gusting to 105 km/h, moving north northwest at 7 km/h (IMD Bulletin 27)
- Forecast
- Cyclonic storm by the evening of Oct 28, deep depression by that night, and a well marked low by late Oct 29 (IMD)
- Storm surge at landfall
- 1.5 to 2.5 m above astronomical tide in low lying areas of Andhra Pradesh, peaking near Kakinada and Yanam (IMD Bulletin 22)
- Godavari mouth
- A separate, higher surge of 2 to 3.5 m was forecast along the Godavari river mouth (IMD Bulletin 22)
- Storm surge now
- About 1.0 m in low lying areas of Andhra Pradesh for 3 hours from 1430 IST, then 0.5 to 1.0 m for the next 6 hours (IMD Bulletin 27)
- Deaths
- At least three, officials said, as reported by AP; Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's letter to the Union home minister reported no loss of life, Hindustan Times reports
- Damage
- Crops on about 70,900 hectares and about 180 houses damaged, per the chief minister's preliminary estimate (Hindustan Times)
Latest observations indicate that the landfall process completed with the central region moving completely into land by 0800 hrs IST.
India Meteorological Department, Press Release 6 on Arnab, Oct 28
Note
Cyclone Arnab has crossed India's east coast. India's weather office says the very severe cyclonic storm came ashore on the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts near 16.45N 81.90E, about 20 km east northeast of Narsapur and 40 km southwest of Yanam, between 0200 and 0800 IST on Oct 28, with winds of 125 to 135 km/h gusting to 150 km/h.
In National Bulletin 27, issued for 1430 IST, the India Meteorological Department said Arnab had weakened to a severe cyclonic storm near 16.8N 81.8E, 40 km west northwest of Yanam and 50 km west southwest of Kakinada, with winds of 85 to 95 km/h gusting to 105 km/h. It expects the storm to weaken to a cyclonic storm this evening and to a deep depression tonight as it moves north northwest.
Two surge figures applied at landfall. IMD forecast 1.5 to 2.5 m above the astronomical tide for low lying areas of Andhra Pradesh, with the peak near Kakinada and Yanam, and a separate, higher 2 to 3.5 m along the Godavari river mouth. Its latest bulletin lowers the warning to about 1.0 m for three hours, then 0.5 to 1.0 m.
At least three people have died, officials said, according to AP. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, writing to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, reported no loss of life but damage to crops on about 70,900 hectares and to about 180 houses, Hindustan Times reports.
IMD still warns of heavy to very heavy rain over coastal Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha on Oct 28.
Why it matters
The worst of the wind has passed, but a weakening cyclone still carries the rain inland, and the rivers it feeds rise after the storm is gone.
Sources
- India Meteorological Department: National Bulletin No. 27 (BOB/08/2026), Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab (1430 IST Oct 28 2026)
- India Meteorological Department: Press Release 6 on Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab (1430 IST Oct 28 2026)
- India Meteorological Department: National Bulletin No. 22 (0130 IST Oct 28 2026)
- AP: Cyclone Arnab kills 3 in India, damages homes and farmland (Oct 28 2026)
- Hindustan Times: Naidu writes to Shah, reports crop damage (Oct 28 2026)
Primary + secondary attribution as listed.
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