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Home / 2017-18 south-west indian ocean cyclone season

2017-18 south-west indian ocean cyclone season

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    Fakir kills 2 in Reunion, hits the island as latest cyclone in the season on record

    ByTeo Blašković Wednesday, April 25, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Late-season Tropical Cyclone "Fakir" hit Réunion Island, a French department in the Indian Ocean, early Tuesday, April 24, 2018 as the latest storm in the season on record. Fakir formed at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 2018 as the 7th named storm of the…

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    Tropical Cyclone “Fakir” forms near Madagascar, moves between Reunion and Mauritius

    ByTeo Blašković Tuesday, April 24, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Fakir" formed near northeastern Madagascar on April 23, 2018 as the 7th named storm of the 2017/18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Its center has since passed just north of Reunion as a Severe Tropical Storm, dropping heavy rain….

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    Tropical Cyclone “Eliakim” to make landfall over NE Madagascar

    ByTeo Blašković Thursday, March 15, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Storm "Eliakim" formed 02:00 UTC on March 15, 2018 east of northern Madagascar as the 6th named storm of the 2017/18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Eliakim's current forecast track takes it right over northeastern Madagascar on March…

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    Tropical Storm “Dumazile” forms dangerously close to Madagascar

    ByTeo Blašković Saturday, March 3, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Storm "Dumazile" formed very close to Madagascar at 00:00 UTC on March 3, 2018 as the 5th named storm of the 2017/18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season and the 11th named storm of the 2017/18 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season. On…

  • tropical-cyclone-berguitta-hits-mauritius-and-la-reunion-with-800-mm-of-rain-in-24-hours

    Tropical Cyclone “Berguitta” hits Mauritius and La Reunion with 800 mm of rain in 24 hours

    ByTeo Blašković Friday, January 19, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Berguitta" produced huge amounts of rain and sustained winds of over 120 km/h (75 mph) as its center passed over Mauritius and extremely close to La Reunion on January 18, 2018. Some areas received more than 800 mm (31.5 inches) of rain…

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    Mauritius and La Reunion in direct path of Tropical Cyclone “Berguitta”

    ByTeo Blašković Tuesday, January 16, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Berguitta," the third named storm of the 2017-18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, is on its way toward Mauritius and La Reunion. Although this system is now slowly weakening, it's expected to maintain its tropical cyclone winds…

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    Severe Tropical Storm “Berguitta” threatens Mauritius and La Reunion

    ByTeo Blašković Sunday, January 14, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    A new tropical cyclone has formed in the South-West Indian Ocean on January 13, 2018 and was named Berguitta. This is currently a quasi-stationary system located north of Rodrigues. Residents of Mauritius and La Reunion are advised to prepare for heavy rain and…

  • tropical-cyclone-ava-causes-floods-and-landslides-leaves-6-dead

    Tropical Cyclone “Ava” causes floods and landslides, leaves 51 dead

    ByTeo Blašković Monday, January 8, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Ava" reached a peak intensity of 167 km/h (103 mph), an equivalent to Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, just hours before it made landfall over Toamasina, Madagascar on January 5, 2018. Heavy rain was falling across…

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    Tropical Cyclone “Ava” hits Madagascar as Category 2 hurricane equivalent

    ByTeo Blašković Saturday, January 6, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Ava" made landfall in Toamasina, Madagascar on January 5, 2018 with maximum sustained winds of 167 km/h (103 mph), an equivalent a Category 2 hurricane on Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Ava is dropping heavy rain on Madagascar for…

  • life-threatening-tropical-cyclone-ava-to-hit-madagascar-heavy-rain-already-falling

    Life-threatening Tropical Cyclone “Ava” to hit Madagascar, heavy rain already falling

    ByTeo Blašković Wednesday, January 3, 2018Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    A tropical cyclone designated 03S, named Ava at 09:00 UTC, January 3, has formed east of Madagascar and is currently affecting Reunion, Mauritius and especially northern Madagascar where heavy rain is already causing problems. This system is expected to continue…

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