Cyclone Arnab:
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a Red Alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) over the west-central Bay of Bengal.It is a mature, intense tropical cyclone classified by the IMD as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS)—characterized by a low-pressure core, organized deep convective spiral rainbands, and sustained maximum surface wind speeds between 64 and 89 knots (118–166 kmph).Originated as an atmospheric low-pressure system over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal.It intensified sequentially into a depression, deep depression, and named cyclonic storm before tracking west-northwestward into the west-central Bay of Bengal.
