List of South-West Indian Ocean severe tropical storms explained

Within the South-West Indian Ocean, the term severe tropical storms is reserved for those systems, that have winds of at least 50kn. It is the third-highest classification used within the South-West Indian Ocean to classify tropical cyclones with.

Background

The South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin is located to the south of the Equator between Africa and 90°E. The basin is officially monitored by Météo-France who run the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre in La Réunion, while other meteorological services such as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Mauritius Meteorological Service as well as the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center also monitor the basin. Within the basin a severe tropical storm is a tropical storm that has 10-minute maximum sustained wind speeds between NaNabbr=onNaNabbr=on.

Systems

|-| Roma || 18 February 23, 1973 || 55kn || 982hPa || None || None || None ||[1] [2] |-| Honorine || || 50kn || 998hPa || None || || ||[3] |-| Norah || || 50kn || 988hPa || Christmas Island, Cocos Island || || ||[4] |-| Ines || || 60kn || 985hPa || None || || ||[5] |-| Junon || || 50kn || 1005hPa || None || || ||[5] |-| Kevin || || 50kn || 986hPa || None || || ||[6] |-| Tony || || 50kn || 990hPa || None || || ||[7] |-| Ikonjo || || 52kn || 976hPa || Seychelles || || ||[8] [9] |-| Antoinette || || 63kn || 965hPa || None || || ||[10] [11] |-| Alex-Andree || || 50kn || 985hPa || None || || ||[12] |-| Juba || || 55kn || 975hPa || None || || ||[13] |}

2010's

|-| Adjali || || 55kn || 987abbr=onNaNabbr=on || None || || ||[14] |-| Chedza || || 57kn || 975hPa || Southern Africa, Madagascar, Réunion || || ||[15] [16] [17] |-| Fundi || || 55kn || 978hPa || Madagascar || || ||[18] |-| Glenda || || 50kn || 970hPa || None || || ||[19] |-| Ikola || || 105abbr=onNaNabbr=on || 982hPa || None || || ||[20] |-| Abela || || 50kn || 987hPa || Madagascar || || ||[21] |-| Flamboyan || || 60kn || 978hPa || None || || ||[22] |-| Bongoyo || || 55kn || 988hPa || Cocos Islands || || |||-| Chalane || || 60kn || 983hPa || Madagascar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia || Minimal || || |-| Danilo || || 55kn || 981hPa || Chagos Archipelago || || |||-| Ana || || 50kn || 987hPa || Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Southern Africa || || |||-| Fezile || || 50kn || 978hPa || None || None || None || |- | Jasmine || || 60kn || 982hPa || Comoros, Mozambique, Madagascar || || |||- | Alvaro || || 60kn || 985hPa || Mozambique, Madagascar || || |||- | Candice || || 50kn || 985hPa || Mauritius || || None |||- | Eleanor || || 55kn || 984hPa || Mauritius, Reunion || || None || |-|}

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=1973108S12082}} 1973 Severe Tropical Storm Roma (1973108S12082)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. April 6, 2022.
  2. Web site: Tropical Cyclone Roma. Australian Bureau of Meteorology. April 6, 2022.
  3. Météorologie Maritime. 87. fr. 1975. 46–49. 0222-5123. 1973-1974 Tropical disturbance season in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Saison 1973-1974 des perturbations tropicales dans l'océan indien du sud-ouest.
  4. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=1974301S08105}} 1974 Tropical Cyclone Norah (1974301S08105)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. May 8, 2022.
  5. 1974-1975 Tropical disturbance season in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Météorologie Maritime. fr. 1976. Saison 1974-1975 des perturbations tropicales dans l'océan indien du sud-ouest. 87. 40–48. 0222-5123.
  6. Web site: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1979122S04095}} 1979 Severe Tropical Storm Kevin (1979122S04095)]. May 13, 2022.
  7. May 13, 2022. Tropical Cyclone Tony. Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
  8. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=1990130S03081}} 1990 Tropical Cyclone Ikonjo (1990130S03081)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. May 8, 2022.
  9. December 3, 2011. July 8, 2009. Cahng Seng, Denis. Guillande, Richard. Disaster risk profile of the Republic of Seychelles. United Nations Development Programme. 43, 44, 45, 51.
  10. Saison Cyclonique Sud-Ouest 1996-1997 dans de l'océan Indien. March 7, 2022. Météo-France. May 11, 2022. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307221903/http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/anglais/archives/publications/data/cSaisoncyclonique20092010.pdf. Cyclone Season 1996-1997 in the South-West Indian Ocean.
  11. Web site: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1996289S05093}} 1996 Tropical Cyclone Antoinette (1996289S05093)]. May 8, 2022.
  12. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2001298S07098}} 2001 Severe Tropical Storm Alex:Andre (2001298S07098)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. May 8, 2022.
  13. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2004125S08084}} 2004 Tropical Cyclone Juba (2004125S08084)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. May 8, 2022.
  14. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2014319S06066}} 2014 Severe Tropical Storm Adjali (2014319S06066)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. May 8, 2022.
  15. Web site: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=2014319S06066}} 2015 Tropical Cyclone Chedza (2015013S18038)]. May 8, 2022.
  16. Web site: Flood death toll across Southern Africa reaches 260. Chicago Tribune. 21 January 2015.
  17. Web site: Madagascar tropical storm claims 46 lives. Yahoo! News! via AP. 21 January 2015.
  18. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2015036S20038}} 2015 Severe Tropical Storm Fundi (2015036S20038)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. May 8, 2022.
  19. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2015050S11094}} 2015 Severe Tropical Storm Glenda (2015050S11094)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. May 8, 2022.
  20. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2015094S10087}} 2016 Severe Tropical Cyclone Ikola (2015094S10087)]. May 8, 2022. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
  21. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2016195S06076}} 2016 Severe Tropical Storm Abela (2016195S06076)]. May 8, 2022. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
  22. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2018117S07098}} 2018 Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan (2018117S07098)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. May 8, 2022.

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