Overview
- The India Meteorological Department says Arnab will cross between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam near Yanam with landfall expected between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday and sustained winds of about 125–135 km/h with gusts up to 150 km/h.
- State officials report roughly 290 cyclone shelters in use and about 84,396 people moved to safer locations as evacuation orders and school closures were enforced across coastal districts.
- National and state response forces have been mobilised, with 31 NDRF teams deployed plus SDRF, Navy and Coast Guard units positioned for search, rescue and relief operations.
- Power companies have pre‑positioned thousands of workers and heavy equipment to restore outages, with APEPDCL mobilising 4,339 personnel and utilities staging poles, transformers and cranes for rapid repair.
- Air and port services have been disrupted, rivers in north Andhra are on close watch for flooding, and officials warn of storm surge and flash floods that could inundate low‑lying communities and damage crops and fisheries.