Cyclone Arnab makes landfall, flash flood alert in 15 Andhra districts

Cyclone Arnab uprooted several large trees across the Korangi area of Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Wednesday, causing disruptions to vehicular traffic and local road connectivity

Cyclone Arnab makes landfall, flash flood alert in 15 Andhra districts: Cyclone Arnab began its landfall process early Wednesday along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts. The system resulted in torrential downpours in the area, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

According to an India Meteorological Department bulletin, based on observations made at 5:30 am, the system was ‘practically stationary’, due to which the landfall process is expected to continue for next few hours. IMD said, the cyclone sustained wind speed of 125 to 135 kmph, gusting up to 150 kmph. The storm is expected to move slowly northwestwards initially before tracking north-northwestwards.

Strong gusty winds triggered by Cyclone Arnab uprooted several large trees across the Korangi area of Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Wednesday, causing disruptions to vehicular traffic and local road connectivity.

A flash flood alert has been issued for 15 districts in Andhra Pradesh, including Bapatla, Guntur, Krishna, NTR, Eluru, West Godavari, Konaseema, East Godavari, Kakinada, Alluri, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, and Parvathipuram Manyam. The weather department warned that flash floods could occur at any time and advised residents to remain indoors until the landfall process is complete and gusty winds subside.

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