Cyclone Arnab is moving at 25 km/h and will hit near Yanam by Wednesday morning. The storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to the coast. Officials said the cyclone was 300 km from Visakhapatnam on Tuesday morning. Many people are now preparing for the impact as the weather worsens.
Moving at a speed of 25 km/h over the past six hours, the storm is projected to make landfall near Yanam — between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam — by Wednesday morning, bringing dangerous winds and extremely heavy rainfall. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), Cyclone Arnab was centred approximately 300 km from Visakhapatnam, 360 km from Kakinada, 460 km from Machilipatnam and 530 km from Bapatla as of Tuesday morning.