VIJAYAWADA: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts on Monday, forecasting heavy rainfall at isolated places as Cyclone Arnab approaches the Andhra Pradesh coast.The weather agency has also issued red and orange alerts for several districts for Tuesday (October 27) and Wednesday (October 28), warning of extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall that could disrupt normal life.The system was centred over the east-central and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, about 590 km northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram in the Andaman Islands, 650 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 730 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 830 km east of Machilipatnam and 910 km east of Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh.It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal by Monday midnight, and into a very severe cyclonic storm over the same region on Tuesday (October 27).Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and cross the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Yanam between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 115–125 kmph and gusts of up to 140 kmph, by the forenoon of October 28.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert, warning of extremely heavy rainfall, for Tuesday (October 27) in Kakinada, Konaseema, East Godavari, West Godavari and Eluru districts, as well as Yanam in Puducherry. The extremely heavy rainfall is likely to disrupt normal life.The weather agency has also issued an orange alert, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall, for Tuesday in Srikakulam, Parvathipuram Manyam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR), Anakapalli, NTR, Krishna, Guntur and Bapatla districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh.A yellow alert, warning of heavy rainfall, has been issued for Palnadu, Prakasam and Nellore districts for the same day.The IMD has issued a red alert for Wednesday (October 28) in Visakhapatnam, ASR, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Konaseema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, NTR, Krishna and Guntur districts, as well as Yanam.An orange alert has been issued for Srikakulam, Parvathipuram Manyam, Vizianagaram and Bapatla districts, while Palnadu, Prakasam and Nellore districts are under a yellow alert.
