The very severe cyclonic storm completed landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, bringing heavy rain to Odisha, large evacuations and widespread transport disruption.

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• Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab completed landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, 2026, the India Meteorological Department said.
• Wind speeds reached up to 135 kmph, with gusts of 150 kmph.
• The system lay about 30 km east of Narsapur and 45 km south-southwest of Yanam, and was expected to move northwestwards after landfall.
• Bangladesh gave the storm its name, Arnab, which means ocean in Bengali.
• Heavy rain and strong winds hit Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and Konaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh.
• In Odisha, Pottangi in Koraput district recorded 151.8 mm of rain in 24 hours, the highest among reported stations.
• The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar expected the system to pass through Malkangiri and enter Chhattisgarh by Wednesday evening, weakening further.
• Odisha evacuated 43,827 people to 634 relief shelters and reported zero casualties.
• More than 50 trains were cancelled and several flights were disrupted.
• IMD had forecast a storm surge of 1 to 1.5 metres above the astronomical tide for low-lying coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam during landfall.
• Heavy to very heavy rain is forecast over Telangana, Vidarbha and north Odisha, spreading to Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal on October 29 and 30.
• IMD has forecast a fresh low-pressure area over the Andaman Sea on October 29.