Tropical cyclone (SWIO scale) | |
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Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
![]() Cyclone Fakir nearing Réunion on April 23 | |
Formed | April 20, 2018 |
Dissipated | April 25, 2018 |
(Remnant low after April 24) | |
Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 130 km/h (80 mph) 1-minute sustained: 120 km/h (75 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg |
Fatalities | 2 total |
Damage | $24.5 million (2018 USD) |
Areas affected | Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius |
Part of the 2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season |
Meteorological history
editMap key
Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Storm type
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression
On April 20, 2018, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began to monitor an area of low pressure over the Indian Ocean, for potential tropical cyclogenesis. The JTWC later issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) at 8:00 UTC on April 22.[1] Météo-France designated the system as a tropical depression at 6:00 UTC the next day, following an increase in convection and the development of an inner core.[2] The JTWC issued their first warning on the developing tropical cyclone just six hours later.[1]
Preparations and impact
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "2018 Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Forecast Warning (South-West Indian Ocean)" (PDF). Météo France. April 23, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
External links
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