Cyclone Arnab threatens eastern India with extreme rain; IMD warns of hailstorms, strong winds across northern states

Panchkula Oct 28 (UNI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday warned of extremely heavy rainfall and damaging winds across parts of eastern and central India as very severe cyclonic storm Arnab continued its landfall process along the Andhra Pradesh coast, while forecasting hail storms and thunderstorms in several northern states over the next three days. According to the IMD's morning weather bulletin, the cyclone remained practically stationary over the west-central Bay of Bengal, close to the Andhra Pradesh coast, at 5.30 a.m., approximately 30 km east of Narsapur, 45 km south-southwest of Yanam, and 70 km south-southwest of Kakinada.…