Cyclone Eloise
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| As of: | 00:00 UTC, 19 January | ||
| Location: | 14°18′N 52°48′E / 14.3°N 52.8°E | ||
| Sustained winds: | 50 knots (95 km/h; 60 mph) (10-min mean) 50 knots (95 km/h; 60 mph) (1-min mean) gusting to 65 knots (120 km/h; 75 mph) | ||
| Pressure: | 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) | ||
| Movement: | W at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) | ||
| See latest official information. | |||
Severe Tropical Storm Eloise is a current tropical cyclone threatening Madagascar. The disturbance that spawned Eloise was first noted on 14 January, and it entered a region marginally favorable to development. It developed into a tropical depression on 16 January, and strengthened into a tropical storm on 17 January, 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 (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
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionOn 14 January, a zone of disturbed weather formed over the central South Indian Ocean, to the east of another system, gradually organizing while moving westward.[1] Due to On 16 January, the system organized into a tropical depression.[2] On the next day, the system strengthened into Moderate Tropical Storm Eloise.[3]
Current storm information
As of 00:00 UTC on 19 January, Severe Tropical Storm Eloise located within 20 nautical miles of 14°18′S 52°36′E / 14.3°S 52.6°E. Maximum 10-minute sustained winds are at 50 knots (95 km/h; 60 mph) while maximum 1-minute sustained winds are at 50 knots (95 km/h; 60 mph), with gusts up to 65 knots (120 km/h; 75 mph). The minimum central barometric pressure is 986 hPa (29.12 inHg).
For the latest official information see:
- MFR's Cyclonic Analysis and Forecast Bulletins on Severe Tropical Storm 7 (Eloise)
- JTWC's Tropical Cyclone Warning for Tropical Cyclone 12S (Eloise)
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.[4] The Meteorological Services Department in Zimbabwe has advised of continuous rains from 14 to 20 January throughout the nation, which may result in riverine flooding, flash flooding and subsequent damages to houses, roads, sewer lines and other public infrastructure in some areas.[5]
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
References
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Activity Bulletin for the South-West Indian Ocean" (PDF). Meteo France La Reunion. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tropical Cyclone Activity Bulletin for the South-West Indian Ocean" (PDF). Meteo France La Reunion. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Moderate Tropical Storm 7 (Eloise)" (PDF). Meteo France La Reunion. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "SOUTHERN AFRICA – TROPICAL STORM ELOISE Flash Update No.1" (PDF). Reliefweb. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 40 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Preparedness and Response Flash Update | 14 January 2021 - Zimbabwe". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
External links
- Météo-France La Réunion
- Direction Générale de la Météorologie de Madagascar
- Mauritius Meteorological Services
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)
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