| Moderate Tropical Storm Dumako | |
| Formed: | 10 February 2022 |
| Dissipated: | 18 February 2022 |
| Winds: | 45 |
| Pressure: | 993 |
| Winds: | 50 |
| Pressure: | 995 |
| Damages-Prefix: | > |
| Damages: | 1000000 |
| Deaths: | 14 |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Affected: | Madagascar, Mozambique |
Moderate Tropical Storm Dumako was a weak tropical cyclone that caused moderate damage in Madagascar. The fourth disturbance and fourth named storm of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, it was the third storm to make landfall on Madagascar in 2022 after Ana and Batsirai.
On 10 February, a zone of disturbed weather formed over the central South Indian Ocean. One day later, the JTWC recognized it as Invest 94S.[1] [2] On the same day at 18:00 UTC, MFR designated the system as a tropical disturbance. A day later, the MFR upgraded the disturbance to a tropical depression. The JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert for this system. On 13 February, the JTWC recognized the system as Tropical Cyclone 12S at 06:00 UTC. At 18:00 UTC, the MFR upgraded the system to a moderate tropical storm and designated it as Dumako.[3] The storm continued intensifying, and at 06:00 UTC on February 14, Dumako reached its peak intensity as a moderate tropical storm, with maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 85round=5NaNround=5, maximum 1-minute sustained winds of 95round=5NaNround=5, and a minimum central pressure of 993 hPa.[4] [5] Around 12:00 UTC, Dumako made landfall as a moderate tropical storm near Sainte-Marie Island, Madagascar with winds of 65round=5NaNround=5. Afterward, due to land interaction, the storm began to weaken. After a few hours, it weakened into a tropical depression. It entered the Mozambique Channel before dissipating on 18 February.
At least 113 houses were damaged, more than 5000 people were affected.[6] Flooding killed at least 14 people in Madagascar and 4,323 people were displaced.[7]
Heavy rain was recorded in South Malawi and caused flooding in some areas.[8] The city of Quelimane experienced flooding, with power lines experiencing damage. 160 families were displaced and 30ha of crops were destroyed in Malema District.[9] No deaths were reported in Mozambique and Malawi.