Cyclonic Storm Arnab was centred over coastal Andhra Pradesh and the west-central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday evening. The India Meteorological Department said the storm moved north-northwestwards at 8 kmph. It is likely to weaken into a deep depression by midnight on Wednesday and will get weaker after that time.
New Delhi: Cyclonic Storm Arnab, which weakened from a severe cyclonic storm, was centred over coastal Andhra Pradesh and the adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday evening and is likely to weaken further into a deep depression by midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.The IMD said the storm moved north-northwestwards at a speed of 8 kmph over the past six hours before weakening into a cyclonic storm.The weather department said the storm is likely to continue moving north-northwestwards over the next 24 hours. It is very likely to weaken into a deep depression by midnight on Wednesday and weaken gradually thereafter.