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The extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’, which originated from the Bay of Bengal, has caused huge devastation in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh between Kakinada and Yanam. After destructive winds blowing at a speed of 130 to 150 kilometers per hour and high waves of the sea, the storm has now moved towards the inland. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), although after reaching the land, this cyclone is gradually weakening by turning into a deep depression, but the effect of the monsoon moisture and atmospheric pressure flowing with it will be widely visible on the weather of the eastern, central and northern plain states of the country. The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of torrential rain, severe thunderstorm and lightning in more than 10 states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh during the next 48 to 72 hours.
Even after wreaking havoc in the coastal districts of Kakinada, Konaseema, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh, intermittent heavy rains will continue for the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, in the neighboring state of Odisha, the Meteorological Department has issued orange and red alerts of flash flood and very heavy rain for five southern districts—Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam and Gajapati. In view of the possibility of waterlogging in low-lying areas and landslides on the hill slopes, disaster relief teams have been kept fully prepared. Strong winds with a speed of 40 to 50 km per hour are expected in the districts of northern coastal Odisha.
According to meteorologists, due to the storm moving towards north-northeast, there is a huge change in the weather of Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand.
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West Bengal: Kolkata, Howrah, East and West Medinipur, Jhargram and North and South 24 Parganas will have dense cloudy skies till October 31 and most areas will receive moderate to heavy rain. Flights are also being affected due to low visibility at Kolkata airport. Fishermen have been strictly advised not to venture into the sea.
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Jharkhand: There is an alert of strong winds accompanied by thunderstorms and heavy to very heavy rain (70 to 110 mm) at some places in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro and Santhal Pargana divisions.
The remaining pressure of storm ‘Arnab’ is going to have the biggest impact on the plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar:
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Uttar Pradesh: The Meteorological Department has issued a special warning for the districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Ballia, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Gorakhpur, Deoria and Kushinagar are expected to experience torrential rains with thunderstorms and gusty winds at a speed of 40 km per hour between October 29 and 31. UP Relief Commissioner’s Office has issued a caution advisory for farmers and common citizens in view of the danger of lightning (Thanka).
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Bihar: Heavy rain is forecast in many districts of North and South-Eastern Bihar including Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Purnia, Katihar, Kishanganj and Araria. The Meteorological Department has warned the farmers to immediately take the harvested paddy crop lying in the fields to safe places, otherwise water logging can cause huge damage to the crop.
As the storm enters the interior parts, heavy rains and strong winds continue in Bastar, Sukma, Dantewada and Bilaspur divisions of Chhattisgarh. Along with this, there is a possibility of good rain with thunderstorms in Eastern Madhya Pradesh (Jabalpur, Rewa, Shahdol and Sagar divisions) and Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. Due to this unseasonal rain, there will be a sharp drop of 4 to 6 degrees Celsius in the day temperature, due to which the feeling of pink cold in the morning and night will suddenly increase in Central India.
The IMD and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have appealed to citizens of the affected states to avoid taking shelter in waterlogged roads, dilapidated buildings, electric poles and under big trees during heavy rains and thunderstorms. Keep electronic devices unplugged during rains and check the official advisory of the concerned state transport and railways before travelling.