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Cyclone Arnab

Last update Monday, October 26 · 12:00 UTC

As of October 26 at 12:00 UTC, Cyclone Arnab is about 457 km (284 mi) south of Puri, India, with maximum sustained winds of 80 knots (90 mph, 150 km/h), a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

It has traveled about 251 km (156 mi) since NASA began tracking it on October 25, and its strongest winds so far were 80 knots (90 mph, 150 km/h) on October 26.

StrengthCyclone

CategoryCat 1

Max winds150 km/h · 90 mph

Position15.9°N 87.2°E

Peak so far150 km/h · Oct 26

Tracked for1 days

Distance251 km · 156 mi

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Intensity so far

Who could be affected

GDACS rates it a RED alert: severe impact is likely and international help is probably needed.

GDACS report. Source: GDACS, the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System of the United Nations and the European Commission (CC BY 4.0).

Seen from space

Satellite picture, Satellite view · October 25, 2026 — Satellite view · October 25, 2026

True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.

The Saffir-Simpson scale

Hurricanes are rated 1 to 5 by their strongest sustained winds; Arnab is a Category 1 now.

Category	Winds		Damage
1	74–95 mph	119–153 km/h	Very dangerous winds will produce some damage
2	96–110 mph	154–177 km/h	Extremely dangerous winds will cause extensive damage
3	111–129 mph	178–208 km/h	Devastating damage will occur (a major hurricane)
4	130–156 mph	209–251 km/h	Catastrophic damage will occur
5	157 mph or higher	252 km/h or higher	Catastrophic damage; most of the area uninhabitable for weeks or months

Hurricane, typhoon or cyclone?

They are the same kind of storm: a spinning, warm-core system that feeds on warm ocean water. Over the North Atlantic and the eastern and central North Pacific it’s a hurricane; over the western North Pacific a typhoon; over the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific a cyclone. Below 39 mph (63 km/h) it’s a tropical depression.

Did you know?

The shaded zones. Shaded areas around storms show how far their winds reach. The darker the shade, the stronger the winds, from tropical-storm force to hurricane force.

For official forecasts and warnings, follow your national weather service (in the U.S., the National Hurricane Center).

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