Cyclone Eloise
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As of: | 06:00 UTC, 18 January | ||
Location: | 14°12′N 56°42′E / 14.2°N 56.7°E | ||
Sustained winds: | 40 knots (75 km/h; 45 mph) (10-min mean) 45 knots (85 km/h; 50 mph) (1-min mean) gusting to 55 knots (100 km/h; 65 mph) | ||
Pressure: | 993 hPa (29.32 inHg) | ||
Movement: | WSW at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) | ||
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Tropical Storm Eloise is a current tropical cyclone threatening Madagascar. The disturbance that spawned Eloise was first noted on January 12, and it entered a region marginally favorable to development. It developed into a tropical depression on January 16, and strengthened into a tropical storm on January 17, though the storm had limited outflow. On the next day, the storm entered a favorable environment as equatorward outflow became vigorous.
Meteorological History
Tropical Storm Eloise developed from a disturbance over the South-west Indian Ocean on 14 January.
Preparations
Ahead of landfall, humanitarians and authorities in Madagascar are coordinating preparedness activities. A meeting will be organized on 19 January by the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) to prepare for potential assessments and/or response. Humanitarian actors have activated the local contingency plan in the north-eastern part of the country and the early warning system at the community level has been reinforced. Emergency stocks are available in many districts in the most at-risk areas. In Mozambique, the newly-created National Institute for Management and Disaster Risk Reduction (INGD) -which has replaced the former National Disaster Management Institute (INGC)- is closely following the weather system’s trajectory and working with humanitarian partners to prepare for any response required. [1]
Impact
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See also
- Tropical Storm Chalane - A storm that took a similar path
- 2020–21 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Tropical cyclones in 2021
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- ^ "SOUTHERN AFRICA – TROPICAL STORM ELOISE Flash Update No.1" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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