List of South-West Indian Ocean cyclones before 1900

The following is a list of South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclones before the year 1900, or 20th century.

Storms

1848

On January 11, 1848, the first tropical cyclone on record was observed in the basin.[1]

April 1892 Mauritius cyclone

1200 deaths - 50,000 homeless. The most dramatic and the most devastating cyclone in the history of the country. Sugar production fell 42%. A third of the city of Port Louis was destroyed in a few hours.

February 1899 Madagascar cyclone

On February 4, a cyclone hit Vohemar in northeastern Madagascar, producing a minimum pressure of 972 mbar (28.69 inHg).[2]

See also

References

  1. Philippe Caroff; et al. (June 2011). Operational procedures of TC satellite analysis at RSMC La Reunion (PDF) (Report). World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  2. Longshore, David (12 May 2010). Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones, New Edition. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438118796 via Google Books.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.