Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Rain After Arnab: 29 October Outlook

Coastal Andhra Pradesh can expect heavy rain at isolated places on Thursday 29 October, a day after Cyclone Arnab crossed the coast near Yanam, according to the IMD forecast reported by India.com. The weather office also lists thunderstorms with gusts of 40-50 kmph over coastal Andhra Pradesh and 30-40 kmph over Telangana. Further south, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are not on the heavy rain list, and sea conditions along the northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts are improving, a CollegeDekho live blog reported.

Coastal Andhra Still Wet, Schools Shut in Anakapalli

Schools in Anakapalli district are closed until 29 October, while most other affected Andhra districts shut schools only on 27 and 28 October, Business Standard reported, citing The Indian Express. NDRF Inspector General N.S. Bundela said on Wednesday that three people had died in Andhra Pradesh, 31 houses were damaged and 57,000 people had been moved to relief camps, ThePrint reported.

Telangana Rain Forecast Eases on 29 October

Climate Fact Checks, citing the IMD bulletin, said Telangana and southern Chhattisgarh were forecast heavy to very heavy rain on 28 and 29 October. The 29 October outlook lists thunderstorms for Telangana but no heavy rain category, so the two sources differ on how heavy the rain will be on Thursday. Our earlier report on the Kakinada evacuation has the landfall details.

Also read Chhattisgarh, East MP Heavy Rain Alert for 29 October: IMD

Tamil Nadu and Kerala Run Normal Schedules

Tamil Nadu’s education department has declared no school holiday for 29 October, and Kerala schools are expected to be open in all 14 districts, though local collectors can still issue alerts, according to CollegeDekho’s live blog. Updates to the cyclone are on the Cyclone Arnab live page.

Source: IMD forecast and bulletins as reported by India.com and Climate Fact Checks; the direct IMD bulletin page could not be opened by this desk. Also based on reporting by ThePrint, Business Standard and CollegeDekho.

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