Cyclone Dikeledi
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| Meteorological history | |
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| Formed | 30 December 2024 |
| Intense tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (MFR) | |
| Highest winds | 175 km/h (110 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 945 hPa (mbar); 27.91 inHg |
| Category 3-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 8+[1][2] |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected |
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Part of the 2024–25 Australian region and South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons | |
Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi, is a tropical cyclone that traversed the southern Indian Ocean in December 2024 and January 2025. Dikeledi, which means tears in Sotho, is the fourth named storm of the 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. It formed south of Java, Indonesia as a tropical low on 30 December 2024, traversing the southern Indian Ocean before entering the South-West Indian Ocean basin on 4 January, and the Météo-France office in Réunion (MFR) monitoring the system two days later. On the following day, the MFR upgraded the system to a tropical depression, with deep convection having developed and microwave overpass images suggesting the circulation beginning to organize. The MFR upgraded the depression to a moderate tropical storm on 9 January, and then a tropical cyclone the following day. Dikeledi made landfall near Antsiranana, Madagascar on 12 January.
Meteorological history
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Tropical Low 08U entered the RSMC La Reunion area of responsibility late on 4 January. Advanced scatterometer data on 6 January indicated that the low-level circulation was elongated with max winds present at 40 km/h (25 mph) on the southern side. Meteo-France also stated the associated convection was still poorly organized, but nonetheless it began to issue warnings at 12:00 UTC the same day while classifying the system as a Zone of Disturbed Weather. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) on this system on 7 January as it became better organized. On the following day, Meteo-France upgraded 05 to a tropical depression, with deep convection having developed and microwave overpass images suggesting the circulation beginning to organize, and then the RSMC named the system Dikeledi early on 9 January.[3] Despite this, the JTWC held its TCFA, but still cited a consolidated low-level centre of circulation with deep flaring convection over the centre.[4] By 11 January, the MFR reported that Dikeledi intensified into a tropical cyclone, with winds of 130 km/h (81 mph). After slightly weakening, the cyclone made landfall near Antsiranana, Madagascar on 12 January.[5]
Preparations
Madagascar
On 11 January, the Government of Madagascar reported that Dikeledi was likely to generate 8 m (26 ft) storm surges 120 mm (4.7 in) of rain, 110 km/h (68 mph) winds and 150 km/h (93 mph) gusts, which were likely to cause flooding and landslides throughout the northeast of the island; a red alert for "imminent danger" was issued for Bealanana, Antsohihy, and Analalava.[6][7] Save the Children said that 22,500 children in the country could be affected by the cyclone, which they warned could lead to a humanitarian crisis in the region.[8] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that heavy rainfall and landslides were likely in northern Madagascar throughout 11-13 January, potentially affecting 45,082 people, with 170 mm (6.7 in) of rainfall expected in the Antsiranana region.[9]
Elsewhere
In Mayotte, over 14,500 people evacuated to shelters prior to Dikeledi's landfall.[10] OCHA warned on 11 January that the cyclone was likely to affect coastal areas along the Mozambique Channel by 12 January, with heavy rains, strong winds and flooding expected in Mozambique and the Comoros.[9]
Impact
In Madagascar's Sava Region, the cyclone killed three people, flooded 179 homes, damaged 38 others, displaced 308 residents and caused damage to Route nationale 6, cutting off access to affected areas.[2] In Mayotte, which was devastated by Cyclone Chido less than a month prior, Dikeledi brought strong winds that downed power lines, flooding and significant mudslides, with reports that Mbouini, the only area of the territory unaffected by Chido, was flooded.[10] In Mozambique, five people were killed, nearly 3,000 houses were destroyed, and over 6,000 sustained damage.[1]
See also
- Weather of 2025
- Tropical cyclones in 2025
- Tropical cyclones in the Comoros Islands
- Cyclone Dera (2001) - Had a similar track
- Cyclone Ernest (2005) - Another strong storm that also had a similar path
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carroll, Michael (January 17, 2025). "Deadly Cyclone Dikeledi Claims Lives and Impacts 35,000". Newsweek. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi kills 3 in Madagascar". Mehr News Agency. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ↑ TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER: 5/5/20242025 (PDF) (Report). MFR. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert WTXS21 Issued at 08/2100Z (Report). JTWC. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ AFP (2025-01-12). "'Fragile' Mayotte still on high alert as storm moves away". Caledonian Record. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ↑ Government of Madagascar (11 January 2025). "Météo Madagascar: Cyclone Tropical Dikeledi - Bulletin cyclonique spécial du 11 janvier 2025 à 22 heures locales" (in français). ReliefWeb. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ↑ Government of Madagascar (10 January 2025). "Météo Madagascar: Cyclone Tropical Dikeledi du 10 janvier 2025 à 21 heures locales" (in français). ReliefWeb. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ↑ Save the Children (11 January 2025). "More than 22,500 children brace for a devastating storm as Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi to make landfall in Northern Madagascar". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 OCHA (11 January 2025). "Madagascar: Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi - Flash Update No. 1 (11 January 2025)". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Plummer, Robert (12 January 2025). "Mayotte hit by floods and mudslides from second storm". BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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