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A weather system over the Bay of Bengal is intensifying and may develop into a cyclonic storm that would be named ‘Arnab’, a name contributed by Bangladesh to the regional cyclone naming list.
According to the latest forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the system is expected to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a deep depression within the next 12 hours.
It is likely to cross the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur between the night of September 23 and the early hours of September 24.
However, the IMD has not yet officially confirmed that the system will intensify into a cyclone named Arnab.
Current forecasts indicate that its main impact is likely to be on Andhra Pradesh and Odisha rather than Bangladesh.
The system is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and neighbouring areas. Weather authorities are closely monitoring its movement and intensity.
The name Arnab, meaning “ocean” in Bengali, was contributed by Bangladesh under the regional cyclone-naming system.
