Cyclone Arnab Update: As the severe cyclone Arnab made landfall on Wednesday along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts, several states, including West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, felt the impact along with Andhra and Odisha. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the landfall point of Cyclone Arnab was between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam. The weather department has issued heavy rain and thunderstorm alerts in these states.

31 Districts Of Madhya Pradesh Under Alert

The IMD Bhopal centre has issued a heavy rainfall alert in several parts of the state, with lightning and thunderstorms over the next four days. The IMD has issued alerts for 31 districts in the state. Let us see which districts are under the impact of heavy rain due to Cyclone Arnab.

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Heavy rain has been forecast in Sidhi, Singrauli, Anuppur, Dindori, Mandla and Balaghat over the next few hours. Rain along with thunderstorms and lightning is forecast in Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Bhind, Datia, Raisen, Sehore, Vidisha, Jabalpur, Katni, Chhindwara, Seoni, Narsinghpur, Pandhurna, Rewa, Satna, Mauganj, Maihar, Shahdol, Umaria, Sagar, Panna, Damoh, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh and Niwari.

According to IMD, the impact of the severe cyclonic storm will be much greater tomorrow, with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms continuing throughout the day.

Eastern parts of Madhya Pradesh, including Jabalpur, Rewa, Shahdol and Sagar divisions will feel the greatest impact of the cyclone on October 29 and 30, as per the MeT department. An alert has been issued for these areas by the weather department.

Cyclone Arnab's Impact On West Bengal

Heavy rainfall is forecast for Gangetic West Bengal on October 28 and 29. Thunderstorms, lightning and strong gusty winds are expected in several districts, and there is also a chance of squalls. Thunderstorms and lightning will continue on October 30 as well.

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Coastal and western districts such as Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram could see stormy weather with strong surface winds. Howrah, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas are also likely to be hit.

In Kolkata and Howrah, the sky will stay mostly cloudy on October 28 and 29, with isolated rain or thundershowers. During these spells, winds may pick up to 30–40 kmph along with thunder and lightning.