Cyclone ‘Arnab’ LIVE updates | IMD raises wind forecast to 150 kmph gusts; landfall near Yanam; 61 trains cancelled

Very severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ was about 220 km from Visakhapatnam and 240 km from Kakinada at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday (October 27, 2026), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts close to Yanam, between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, by Wednesday forenoon.

The IMD has raised its wind forecast to 125-135 kmph, gusting to 150 kmph. Also read | Cyclone ‘Arnab’ Highlights on October 26, 2026 Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have closed schools, banned fishing and kept rescue teams on standby.

Nearly 89,000 people on the Kakinada coast are being moved to 101 relief camps, and Odisha plans to evacuate 48,000 people. The railways have cancelled at least 61 trains, most of them in the Godavari-Krishna delta. At the Visakhapatnam airport, four flights have been cancelled and four diverted.

Also read | Very severe cyclone ‘Arnab’ to make landfall near Yanam-Kakinada; red alert issued for seven districts Rain has begun in north coastal Andhra Pradesh, and the sea is rough to very rough along the coast. Heavy rain is also forecast for parts of Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand over the next three days.

Follow our Live updates Visakhapatnam city had the heaviest rain in Andhra Pradesh by noon on Tuesday. Tulasi Nagar Park recorded about 37 mm between 8.30 a.m. and noon, and the 16th Police Battalion campus about 36 mm, according to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

Most of that fell in the last hour. South Central Railway has cancelled 11 trains on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) and Wednesday because of Cyclone Arnab. They include three services from Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Mahbubnagar to Visakhapatnam, trains from Lingampalli to Kakinada Town, Kakinada Port and Narasapur, and the Secunderabad-Howrah and Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar New trains.

The Charlapalli-Srikakulam Road special and its return service are also cancelled. The Nagarsol-Narasapur train will run only up to Charlapalli. Passengers have been asked to check their train status before setting out. The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has issued helpline numbers for people who need help during the cyclone.

State control room (emergency): 112, 1070, 1800 425 0101 “Mana Mitra” WhatsApp service: 9552300009 Four Air India Express flights between Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad and Bengaluru have been cancelled on Tuesday (October 27, 2026), and four IndiGo flights have been diverted, according to the flight information page of the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at noon.

Several other flights later in the day are not shown as operating. The airport has advised passengers to check their flight status with the airline before leaving home, to allow extra time for the journey and to contact their airline directly to reschedule or cancel.

Flight status is also available on the airport’s website. The Chhattisgarh government has put all district Collectors on alert for heavy to extremely heavy rain on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) and Thursday under the influence of Cyclone Arnab, officials said on Tuesday.

The southern Bastar region, including Bijapur, Sukma, Dantewada, Bastar and Narayanpur districts, is expected to face strong winds. Relief camps have been told to stay open round the clock, NDRF and SDRF teams are on standby, and health officials have been asked to list pregnant women in case they need to be moved to safety.

Cyclone Arnab could cause heavy damage to farm and horticulture crops and to livestock, K. Nagaratna, Director of the IMD in Amaravati, told ANI on Tuesday. Rail, road and air services were also likely to be affected, she said, and onshore and offshore activities would need to be reviewed and suspended.

Fishermen have been told not to go into the sea on Tuesday and Wednesday, she said. The storm is likely to cross the coast near Yanam early on Wednesday. Cyclone Arnab was about 220 km out at sea from Visakhapatnam and 240 km from Kakinada at 8.30 a.m.

on Tuesday (October 27, 2026), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It moved towards the coast at 20 kmph in the six hours before that. The IMD now expects winds of 125 to 135 kmph, gusting to 150 kmph, when the cyclone crosses the coast close to Yanam, between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, by Wednesday forenoon.

Its earlier forecast was 115 to 125 kmph, gusting to 140 kmph.