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Cyclone Arnab (2026)
Cyclone Arnab is a tropical cyclone of the Bay of Bengal, named from Bangladesh's entry in the regional list kept by the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones. It struck the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry's Yanam early on 28 October 2026 as a very severe cyclonic storm and, by IMD's account, had decayed into a depression over south Chhattisgarh and adjoining south Odisha by early 29 October, with a further fall to a well-marked low expected that evening.
Last updated 4 November 20265 min read
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Corrects the naming note: Murasu, the name after Arnab, went to the early-November storm, so Akvan is now next in line.
- Cyclone Arnab
- cyclonic storm
- Bay of Bengal
- IMD
- NCMC
- Andhra Pradesh
- cyclone naming
- Yanam
- landfall
- very severe cyclonic storm
- deep depression
- well-marked low
- Jagdalpur
- exceptionally heavy rainfall
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