Bay of Bengal Deep Depression and the “Cyclone Arnab” Alert
26 September 2026
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Bay of Bengal Deep Depression and the “Cyclone Arnab” Alert
Current Affairs Note
A deep depression over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal crossed the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam during the night of 23 September 2026. Importantly, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) continued to classify the system as a deep depression, not as a named cyclonic storm. Therefore, referring to it formally as Cyclone Arnab would be premature.
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Bay of Bengaldeep depressioncyclone forecastingIndia Meteorological Departmentcyclone alertKalingapatnamcoastal disaster managementweather classification