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Andhra Pradesh braces for second cyclone after Arnab kills seven

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 31 63 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov 27 Oct 12:15 UTC · Cyclone Arnab approaches Andhra Pradesh as evacuations begin 27 Oct 18:15 UTC · Cyclone Arnab nears Andhra Pradesh as evacuations and closures expand 28 Oct 00:13 UTC · Cyclone Arnab nears Andhra Pradesh as evacuations expand along eastern coast 28 Oct 06:10 UTC · Cyclone Arnab hits Andhra Pradesh coast as more than 84,000 seek shelter 28 Oct 12:13 UTC · Cyclone Arnab kills three after striking Andhra Pradesh coast 29 Oct 06:12 UTC · Cyclone Arnab kills seven after striking Andhra Pradesh coast 29 Oct 12:13 UTC · Cyclone Arnab kills seven after striking Andhra Pradesh coast 29 Oct 18:16 UTC · Cyclone Arnab kills seven in Andhra Pradesh, causes estimated ₹4,600 crore in losses 31 Oct 12:15 UTC · Andhra Pradesh assesses Cyclone Arnab damage as another storm approaches

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 9 HEADLINES

  1. 27 Oct, 12:15 UTC

    Cyclone Arnab approaches Andhra Pradesh as evacuations begin

  2. 27 Oct, 18:15 UTC

    Cyclone Arnab nears Andhra Pradesh as evacuations and closures expand

  3. 28 Oct, 00:13 UTC

    Cyclone Arnab nears Andhra Pradesh as evacuations expand along eastern coast

  4. 28 Oct, 06:10 UTC

    Cyclone Arnab hits Andhra Pradesh coast as more than 84,000 seek shelter

  5. 28 Oct, 12:13 UTC

    Cyclone Arnab kills three after striking Andhra Pradesh coast

  6. 29 Oct, 06:12 UTC

    Cyclone Arnab kills seven after striking Andhra Pradesh coast

  7. 29 Oct, 18:16 UTC

    Cyclone Arnab kills seven in Andhra Pradesh, causes estimated ₹4,600 crore in losses

  8. 31 Oct, 12:15 UTC

    Andhra Pradesh assesses Cyclone Arnab damage as another storm approaches

  9. 1 Nov, 06:13 UTC

    Andhra Pradesh braces for second cyclone after Arnab kills seven

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Andhra Pradesh · 5 outlets
  • Tamil Nadu · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Amit Shah · from 29 Oct 06:00, 2 outlets
  • Nicobar Islands · from 29 Oct 11:48, 2 outlets
  • 4,600 crore loss · from 29 Oct 16:45, 2 outlets
  • 4,600 crore damage · from 30 Oct 15:00, 2 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • pregnant women: 4,711 (1 from 26 Oct 17:09) → 3,000 (2 from 26 Oct 17:09) → 3000 (1 from 26 Oct 18:15) → 8,911 (1 from 27 Oct 05:45) → 4,700 (1 from 27 Oct 10:24) → 5,000 (1 from 28 Oct 03:01)
  • km east-southeast: 540 (1 from 26 Oct 17:09) → 620 (1 from 26 Oct 17:09) → 720 (1 from 26 Oct 17:09) → 790 (1 from 26 Oct 17:09) → 360 (1 from 27 Oct 03:01) → 960 (1 from 1 Nov 00:10) → 1,080 (1 from 1 Nov 00:10)
  • km southeast: 520 (1 from 26 Oct 17:09) → 300 (1 from 27 Oct 03:01) → 260 (1 from 27 Oct 05:45) → 980 (1 from 1 Nov 00:10) → 1,030 (1 from 1 Nov 00:10)
  • people been: 50,000 (1 from 27 Oct 10:24) → 84,000 (1 from 28 Oct 03:01) → 84,396 (1 from 28 Oct 03:01) → 30,000 (1 from 28 Oct 07:14) → 180,000 (1 from 29 Oct 06:00)
  • fishing boats: 30,043 (2 from 26 Oct 17:09) → 30,000 (1 from 28 Oct 03:01) → 19,143 (1 from 28 Oct 07:14)
  • ft below: 7.5 (1 from 27 Oct 05:45) → 3 (1 from 27 Oct 05:45) → 27 (1 from 27 Oct 05:45) → 17.45 (1 from 27 Oct 05:45)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.