List of South-West Indian Ocean very intense tropical cyclones explained

In the South-West Indian Ocean, Météo-France's La Réunion tropical cyclone centre (MFR, RSMC La Réunion) monitors all tropical cyclones. A very intense tropical cyclone (VITC) is the highest category on the South-West Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclone scale, and has winds of over 115 knots (212 kilometres per hour, 132 miles per hour).[1] The most recent very intense tropical cyclone was Cyclone Freddy in 2023.

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 very intense tropical cyclone is a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of over 115round=5NaNround=5.

Systems

|-|Lydie|March 6–8, 1973|120kn|910hPa|Réunion || $2 million || ||[2] |-| Gervaise || || 150kn || 951hPa || Mauritius, Reunion || || ||[3] |-| Clotilde || || 135kn || 980hPa || None || || ||[4] |-| Terry–Danae || || 140kn || 955hPa || None || || ||[4] |-|Florine|January 7, 1981|120kn|935hPa|Réunion|||[5] |-| Chris-Damia || || 130kn || 920hPa || || ||[6] |-| || || 120kn || 905hPa || Madagascar, Mozambique || || || [7] [8] |-| || || 120kn || 905hPa || Madagascar, Réunion || || || [9] [10] |-| || || 125kn || 895hPa || Seychelles, Madagascar, Mayotte || || ||[11] [12] |-| || || 120kn || 905hPa || Rodrigues || || || [13] [14] |-| || || 120kn || 910hPa || None || || ||[15] |-| || || 120kn || 920hPa || None || || ||[16] |-| || || 125kn || 915hPa || Comoros, Mozambique, Madagascar || ≥ || ||[17] [18] [19] [20] |-| || || 120kn || 920hPa || Rodrigues || || || [21] |-| Eunice || || 125kn || 915hPa || None || || ||[22] |-| Fantala || || 135kn || 910hPa || Seychelles, Tanzania || || || [23] [24] [25] [26] |-| Ambali || || 120kn || 930hPa || None || || ||[27] |-| Faraji || || 120kn || 935hPa || None || || ||[28] |-| Habana || || 120kn || 935hPa || None || || |||-| Darian || || 120kn || 920hPa || None || || |||-| Freddy || || 125kn || 927hPa || Mauritius, Réunion, Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi || ≥$481 million || || [29] |}

Other systems

The Mauritius Meteorological Service classifies Dina in 2002 as a Very Intense Tropical Cyclone.[30] The Australian Bureau of Meteorology estimates that Severe Tropical Cyclone Daryl–Agnielle 1995 peaked with 10-minute sustained winds of 120kn, which would make it a Very Intense Tropical Cyclone.[31] However, RSMC La Réunion shows that the system peaked with 10-minute sustained winds of 95kn which makes it an Intense Tropical Cyclone.[31]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tableau de définition des cyclones. Météo-France. 2008. January 14, 2009. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20130107215025/http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/TGPR/PagesFixes/GUIDE/GuideAlerteCyclonique.html#tableaudanger. January 7, 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Le "club des 500 mm" – Pluies extrêmes à La Réunion. 2021-02-08. pluiesextremes.meteo.fr.
  3. 1974-1975 Tropical disturbance season in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Météorologie Maritime. fr. 1976. 40–48. 0222-5123. Saison 1974-1975 des perturbations tropicales dans l'océan indien du sud-ouest.
  4. 1975-1976 Tropical disturbance season in the southwestern Indian Ocean. fr. 1977. 95. Météorologie Maritime. Saison 1975-1976 des perturbations tropicales dans l'océan indien du sud-ouest. 44–48. 0222-5123.
  5. http://bibliotheque.meteo.fr/exl-php/docs/ILS_DOC/237214/doc00027049__PDF.txt#page=59
  6. http://bibliotheque.meteo.fr/exl-php/docs/ILS_DOC/237207/doc00027042__PDF.txt#page=59
  7. Web site: Hudah : 2000-03-24 TO 2000-04-09. . January 14, 2019.
  8. Saison Cyclonique – Sud-Ouest de l'océan Indien. La Saison Cyclonique A Madagascar. Météo-France. May 25, 2013. Centre des Cyclones Tropicaux de La Réunion. La Réunion. French, English. PDF.
  9. Web site: Hary : 2002-03-03 TO 2002-03-17 . . January 14, 2019.
  10. Météo-France. 64–75. 2001–2002 South-West Indian Ocean Cyclone Season. October 23, 2012.
  11. Web site: Gafilo: 2004-03-01 TO 2004-03-18 . . January 14, 2019.
  12. Cyclone Season 2003–2004. RSMC La Réunion. Météo-France. June 21, 2017.
  13. Web site: Juliet : 2005-04-02 TO 2005-04-16 . . January 14, 2019.
  14. 101. Agricultural Cost of Production Survey 2005. Republic of Mauritius Central Statistics Office. March 2008. December 13, 2018.
  15. Web site: Edzani : 2010-01-03 TO 2010-01-15 . . January 14, 2019.
  16. Web site: Bruce : 2013-12-16 TO 2013-12-25 . . January 14, 2019.
  17. Web site: Hellen : 2014-03-26 TO 2014-04-05 . . January 14, 2019.
  18. Web site: AllAfrica. March 30, 2014. March 31, 2014. Maputo, Mozambique. Mozambique: Four Dead in Torrential Rains in Pemba.
  19. Web site: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. ReliefWeb. April 1, 2014. April 1, 2014. Tropical Depression Hellen overview (as of 1 April 2014).
  20. 2014 Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report. 43. AON Benfield. January 14, 2019.
  21. Web site: Bansi : 2015-01-08 TO 2015-01-19 . . January 14, 2019.
  22. Web site: Eunice : 2015-01-24 TO 2015-02-03. . January 14, 2019.
  23. Web site: Fantala : 10/04/2016 TO 26/04/2016 . . January 14, 2019.
  24. News: $4.5 million in damages from cyclone that hit remote Seychellois island, World Bank says . 17 May 2016 . Seychelles News Agency . 26 May 2016 . Athanase, Patsy . Uranie, Sharon . Victoria, Seychelles.
  25. News: Philippine News Agency. 26 April 2016. Floods kill seven in N. Tanzania.
  26. News: Philippine News Agency. 28 April 2016. Five killed, over 13,000 left homeless by floods in eastern Tanzania.
  27. Web site: Cyclone 03-20192020. Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien . Météo-France La Réunion . 3 December 2019 . Saint-Denis, Réunion . French.
  28. Web site: Cyclone 03-20192020. Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien . Météo-France La Réunion . 8 February 2021 . Saint-Denis, Réunion . French.
  29. Web site: 1 July 2024 . Tropical Cyclone Freddy is the longest tropical cyclone on record at 36 days: WMO . 2 July 2024 . World Meteorological Organization . en . 2 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240702083656/https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/tropical-cyclone-freddy-longest-tropical-cyclone-record-36-days-wmo . live .
  30. List of Historical Cyclones. Mauritius Meteorological Service. May 7, 2020.
  31. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=1995319S05092}} 1996 Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Daryl:Agnielle (1995319S05092)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. May 7, 2020.

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