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Cyclone ‘Arnab’ Threat: Which States Will Be Affected as Bay of Bengal Weather System Nears Coast
The IMD warned of up to 20 cm of rain and 55-65 kmph winds, with schools closed and red alerts issued in coastal districts.
- On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department reported a depression over the Bay of Bengal is intensifying into a deep depression, forecast to cross between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur during the night of September 23 or early September 24.
- Bangladesh contributed the name "Arnab," meaning "ocean" in Bengali, to the World Meteorological Organization naming list; the system carries maximum sustained winds of 52–61 kmph, classifying it as a deep depression.
- Authorities in Odisha districts including Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Jagatsinghpur have closed schools and anganwadi centres through Thursday; the National Rural Talent Scholarship examination scheduled for September 22 will proceed as planned.
- A red alert has been issued for southern Odisha districts, with extremely heavy rain predicted through September 24, while the system is expected to bring heavy rainfall to West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh until September 26.
- Scientists warned heavy rain could raise river levels, prompting suspension of ferry services between Satapada and Jahnikuda in Chilika Lake until September 25; officials have advised restricted movement and increased preparedness by utility teams.
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Cyclone Arnab forming in Bay of Bengal? IMD warns deep depression to make landfall tomorrow, Odisha on alert
The deep depression is expected to cross the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur by the night of September 23, 2026, IMD said.
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