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1999–2000 South-West Indian Ocean Cyclone Season
The 1999–2000 South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season was the first on record in which two storms – Cyclone Leon–Eline, Leon–Eline and Cyclone Hudah, Hudah – struck Mozambique at tropical cyclone scales#South-West Indian Ocean, tropical cyclone intensity, or with maximum sustained winds of at least . The most notable storm of the season was Eline, which was the third longest-lasting storm on record in the basin. It lasted for 29 days while traversing the southern Indian Ocean, making the strongest landfall in decades along eastern Madagascar in late February. The storm was the first in a series of three storms that struck the country in early 2000, along with Gloria in March and Hudah in April. Collectively, the three storms killed at least 316 people. The season started on November 1, 1999, and ended for most of the basin on April 30, 2000; for Mauritius and the Seychelles, the season continued until May 15. These dates conventionally de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclone Hudah
Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hudah was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that affected Southeast Africa in April 2000. It was the last in a series of three cyclones that impacted Madagascar during the year. Hudah first developed as a disturbance embedded within the monsoon trough on 22 March, within the Tropical cyclone basins#Australian region, Australian region cyclone basin. Moving westward as the result of a strong subtropical ridge (meteorology), ridge to its south, the storm quickly intensified, and reached Tropical cyclone scales#Australia and Fiji, Category 2 cyclone intensity on 25 March before entering the Tropical cyclone basins#South-West Indian Ocean, Southwest Indian cyclone basin. For various reasons that remain unknown, the cyclone was only designated a name by the time it had crossed into the area of responsibility of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in Réunion. Nonetheless, Météo-France (MFR) assigned the name ''Hudah'' to the cyclone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
