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Cyclonic Storm Arnab over Bay intensifies as Severe Storm, TN spares, AP, Odisha govts braces to tackle it

Chennai, Oct 26 (UNI) The Cyclonic Storm Arnab over the bay intensified into a Severe Cyclonic storm on Monday night, moving towards the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Coasts, sparing Tamil Nadu, and it is likely cross the coast on Wednsday forenoon afger further concentrating into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.
In an updated National bulletin, the IMD said the cyclonic storm “Arnab” over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 17 kmph during the past six hours, intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and lay centered at 1730 hrs today over Westcentral Bay of Bengal 490 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha), 490 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 560 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 660 km east of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 730 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh) and 730 km northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands).
It is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm over the same region during the next 12 hours.
It is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards till tomorrow evening and thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam as a very severe cyclonic storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of October 28.
Since the system has moved away from Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, as rains, which had lashed for the last couple of days abated during the day and the Met office has forecast dry weather in the coming days with possible moderate showers in some parts of the state.
Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha governments has geared up its entire machinery to tackle the cyclone fury and the union Government too for its parts, has kept in readiness all the three defence forces for depolyment in rescue and relief operations, besides deputing NDRF teams for relief works.
Both the state governments too have put in place all preventive measures, reports said.
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Tags: #Cyclonic Storm Arnab over Bay intensifies as Severe Storm# TN spares# AP# Odisha govts braces to tackle it
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