Unnamed System (Bay of Bengal)

Deep Depression2026Post-Monsoon
Unnamed System (Bay of Bengal) - Image 1

Overview

A system tracked over the Bay of Bengal in September 2026, upgraded from a Well Marked Low Pressure Area to a Depression on 21 September and to a Deep Depression on 22 September. It crossed the north Andhra Pradesh coast near Kalingapatnam (Srikakulam) around midnight on 23-24 September as a Deep Depression, never reaching cyclonic-storm intensity. It weakened back into a Depression over south interior Odisha and adjoining south Chhattisgarh (near Nuapada) by the morning of 25 September and dissipated soon after. The system was never named; the next name on the WMO/ESCAP North Indian Ocean list remains Arnab, proposed by Bangladesh.

Timeline

Formation
21 September 2026
Dissipation
25 September 2026
Duration
4 days

Affected Areas

Andhra PradeshOdishaWest BengalChhattisgarh

Key Statistics

Maximum Wind Speed
61 km/h
Peak Gusts
75 km/h
Landfall
Near Kalingapatnam, Srikakulam (north coastal Andhra Pradesh)
24 September 2026
Crossed between about 2300 IST on 23 September and 0100 IST on 24 September as a Deep Depression
Minimum Pressure
Not yet classified
Basin
Bay of Bengal
Season
Post-Monsoon
Casualties
0
Economic Damage
Not yet assessed