Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts early on October 28 and weakened into a severe cyclonic storm, according to the IMD.
Peak winds were 135 kmph, with gusts up to 150 kmph.
The NDRF confirmed three deaths, while other reports give two or seven, and the state has not issued a consolidated toll.
The Chief Minister put crop damage at about 70,900 hectares and said more than 28,000 people were moved to shelters.
Odisha moved more than 30,000 people to safety.
Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts early on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, and weakened into a severe cyclonic storm, according to The Week and the Daily Pioneer, citing the India Meteorological Department.
Landfall was about 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur, and at the time of the report the system was 40 km southwest of Yanam and 60 km southwest of Kakinada, according to the same reports.
Peak winds were 135 kmph with gusts up to 150 kmph, according to the IMD as quoted by the Daily Pioneer.
The National Disaster Response Force confirmed three deaths in Andhra Pradesh, according to the Daily Pioneer.
The Week reports two deaths by electrocution in separate incidents, a man on Tuesday night who touched a snapped live wire and a woman on Wednesday morning in Yellamanchili who stepped on an exposed live wire.
The South First counted seven deaths across Visakhapatnam, West Godavari, Konaseema and Anakapalli districts, but the state had not issued a consolidated toll, according to the Daily Pioneer.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s letter said the cyclone caused no human casualties, which conflicts with the NDRF’s confirmation, according to the Daily Pioneer.
The NDRF confirmed damage to 31 houses, and the Chief Minister said about 180 houses were hit, mostly in Konaseema district, according to the Daily Pioneer.
Satellite image of a cyclone over the Bay of Bengal in 2023 (file image, not Cyclone Arnab), CIRA/NOAA via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
