# Cyclone Arnab leaves 3 dead, 714 villages hit in Andhra landfall 2026-10-28T23:41:25+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Cyclone Arnab completed landfall on the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coast on Wednesday, 28 October, with sustained wind speeds of 125 to 135 km/h and gusts reaching 150 km/h. The storm’s centre crossed the coast between 2:00 am and 8:00 am, located about 20 km east-northeast of Narasapur, 40 km southwest of Yanam and 60 km southwest of Kakinada. The India Meteorological Department said the centre has now moved inland. After crossing the coast, the cyclone weakens as it loses warm ocean moisture, but the danger is not over. The INSAT-3DS weather satellite image taken between 9:30 am and 9:57 am shows the cyclone’s cloud bands spread over wide areas of eastern and southern India and the Bay of Bengal. Officials said this does not mean all those areas will see a direct storm impact, but heavy rain, waterlogging and flooding remain possible away from the coast. The IMD is tracking the cyclone’s inland direction to assess which districts will receive the heaviest rainfall. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Cyclone Arnab has made landfall and moved inland, but the satellite image shows its cloud cover is far wider than the centre. The INSAT-3DS picture reveals dense cloud bands stretching across large parts of eastern and southern India, even areas far from the coast. This means heavy rain, waterlogging and local flooding are possible well beyond the landfall zone, even as the cyclone weakens. The India Meteorological Department will now track the cyclone’s path inland to forecast which districts get the heaviest rain. The immediate next step is for residents of Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring regions to heed weather warnings, as the threat of falling trees and snapping power lines persists after landfall. ## Coverage - aajtak.in Led with satellite imagery and scenic description of clouds, downplayed casualty figure carried in embedded live-update link This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Cyclone Arnab, India Meteorological Department, INSAT-3DS, Kakinada Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cyclone-arnab-leaves-3-dead-714-villages-hit-in-andhra-landfall/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cyclone-arnab-leaves-3-dead-714-villages-hit-in-andhra-landfall/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/