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IMD Issues Red Alert as Cyclone Arnab Approaches India

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC · How we work

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IMD issues storm alerts

India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for extremely heavy rain in Kerala’s Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts.
IMD issued yellow alerts for 17 Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai, until October 23.
IMD forecast a cyclonic storm forming over the Bay of Bengal on October 26, reaching Andhra Pradesh coast by October 28.
IMD warned fishermen to avoid the east-central and southeast Bay of Bengal until October 26.

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Pujari Leads Cyclone Prep

Odisha minister Suresh Pujari convened a virtual high-level preparedness meeting with the chief secretary and relief commissioner.
Collectors from sixteen districts will join the virtual meeting to coordinate cyclone response efforts.
The approaching storm is named “Arnab,” a Bengali term contributed by Bangladesh to the WMO-IMD naming list.
IMD classifies systems by closed isobars; thresholds are 17-27 knots (depression), 28-33 knots (deep depression), >=34 knots (cyclonic storm).

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IMD issues storm alerts

India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for extremely heavy rain in Kerala’s Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts.
IMD issued yellow alerts for 17 Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai, until October 23.
IMD forecast a cyclonic storm forming over the Bay of Bengal on October 26, reaching Andhra Pradesh coast by October 28.
IMD warned fishermen to avoid the east-central and southeast Bay of Bengal until October 26.

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