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Tropical Cyclone Irina Expected to Move Towards Mozambique

Tropical Cyclone Irina Expected to Move Towards Mozambique

EOSnap - Sunday, March 4, 2012 6:00

Tropical Cyclone Irina (14S), located approximately 90 nm east-southeast of Maputo, Mozambique, has tracked southwestward at 06 knots over the past six hours. Maximum significant wave height is 18 feet. Animated infrared satellite imagery shows that TC 14S is regenerating deep convection and turning back into the Mozambique Channel. Despite ...

Tropical storm Irina is forecast to strike Madagascar as a tropical cyclone at about 12:00 GMT on 1 March.

Tropical storm Irina is forecast to strike Madagascar as a tropical cyclone at about 12:00 GMT on 1 March.

AlertNet News - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 22:08

Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Irina is forecast to strike Madagascar as a tropical cyclone at about 12:00 GMT on 1 March.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of ...

Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Irina (Southern Indian Ocean) 29 February 2012 08h00 SAST

Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Irina (Southern Indian Ocean) 29 February 2012 08h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1:07

290300Z POSITION NEAR 16.3S 43.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S,(IRINA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 270 NM NORTHWEST OF ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 01 KNOT OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TC 14S IS OVERC...

Newly Formed Tropical Cyclone Irina – PM – Pacific / Indian Oceans - 28 Feb 2012

Newly Formed Tropical Cyclone Irina – PM – Pacific / Indian Oceans – 28 Feb 2012

gjames - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 21:29

Tropical cyclone 14S (Irina) is active in the Mozambique Channel…located approximately 270 NM northwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar (Strengthening tropical storm…35 knot sustained winds) PDC Global Hazards Atlas displaying 3 hour precipitation ...

Images: Tropical Storm 92 S dumps heavy rain in Madagascar (27 February 2012)

Images: Tropical Storm 92 S dumps heavy rain in Madagascar (27 February 2012)

SAWDOS - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 0:34

The Tropical Disturbance in Northern Madagascar proof to be a menace again. Got these photos from site just now, it is raining heavily in Taomisina at the moment. (27 February 2012) - Julius Pistorius

Update: Possible Cyclone Formation Alert: Madagascar

Update: Possible Cyclone Formation Alert: Madagascar

SAWDOS - Monday, February 27, 2012 10:12

Image: NOAA19 13h15 SAST  (Nic Cronje, Nelspruit) Click on image for larger view.Image: NOAA15 16H28 SAST (Ben Engelbrecht, Dundee) Click on image for larger view.WTXS21 PGTW 270130MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//SUBJ/TROPI...

Possible Cyclone formation Alert: North East of Antananarivo, Madagascar

Possible Cyclone formation Alert: North East of Antananarivo, Madagascar

SAWDOS - Sunday, February 26, 2012 2:28

WTXS21 PGTW 260130MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 200 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 13.7S 53.3E TO 14.9S 44.0E ...

Madagascar cyclone death toll at 31

News Priority RSS - Friday, February 24, 2012 13:07

. Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person. At least 31 people were killed and 250,000 left homeless after Tropical Cyclone Giovanna ripped across Madagascar l...

Madagascar: Deadly Cyclone Likely to Hit Again

AllAfrica News: Latest - Sunday, February 19, 2012 13:24

[Nation] Antananarivo - A powerful cyclone that hit the Madagascar is again threatening to touch down, just days ...

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 19 February 2012 19h00 SAST

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 19 February 2012 19h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:54

Giovanna has once again changed direction and also increased in intensity. Giovanna is now a Cat. 2 storm. Like I indicated before, Giovanna is one of the weirdest storms I have observed in the South Indian Ocean. What will happen in the next 12 hou...

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 17 February 2012 20h00 SAST

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 17 February 2012 20h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Friday, February 17, 2012 13:04

Image: NOAA18 13H49 SAST (Nic Cronje, Nelspruit) Click on image for larger view.171500Z POSITION NEAR 25.8S 43.2E.TROPICAL CYCLONE 12S (GIOVANNA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 445 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR, HAD TRACKED EAST- SOUTH EASTWAR...

Madagascar: Disease Threatens Country After Cyclone

AllAfrica News: Latest - Friday, February 17, 2012 11:55

[UN News] The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) voiced concern today that waterborne diseases may soon spread ...

Madagascar: Cyclone Now Threatens Shipping

AllAfrica News: Latest - Friday, February 17, 2012 11:11

[AIM] Maputo - Cyclone Giovanna, contrary to earlier forecasts, is now heading away from the Mozambican coast, and ...

Cyclone Giovanna kills at least 15 people

Cyclone Giovanna kills at least 15 people

Matt Daniel - Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:09

Cyclone Giovanna pushed into Madagascar as a 120 mph storm killing at least 15 people and leaving thousands homeless.

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 16 February 2012 07h00 SAST

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 16 February 2012 07h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Thursday, February 16, 2012 0:49

Image: CIMSS (Click on image for larger view.)There is still no consensus amongst weather forecasters as to which path Giovanna will follow and whether it will bring torrential rain over parts of Mozambique and possible heavy rain in parts o...

Madagascar pummelled by cyclone

News Priority RSS - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 16:46

Antananarivo - Sixteen people were killed this week when a category four cyclone lashed Madagascar's eastern shores, rescue authorities said on Wednesday. Sixty-five people were injured and about 11 000 people left homeless after Cyclone Giovanna pumm...

SADC: Madagascar victims need help

News Priority RSS - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 9:18

Madagascar should put politics aside in dealing with the destruction caused by cyclone Giovanna, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Wednesday. “SADC's clarion call at this point is that the interim government, all politica...

Madagascar: Five dead in cyclone

News24 Africa - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 5:57

At least five people have died and 10 are missing after cyclone Giovanna struck Madagascar, National Disaster Management Officials say.

Aid Worker Diaries - Madagascar storm: "Hunkered down in houses"

Aid Worker Diaries – Madagascar storm: "Hunkered down in houses"

SAWDOS - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:57

By CARE International An intense tropical cyclone named Giovanna made landfall on the east coast of Madagascar yesterday morning. “Assessments have yet to begin and we have very little data at the present time. But if we look at the strength of the s...

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 15 February 2012 09h00 SAST

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 15 February 2012 09h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 1:46

Image: NOAA18 (Nic Cronje, Nelspruit) Click on image for larger view.)There is currently a discrepancy as to the future track of Cyclone Giovanna over the Mozambque Channel. The Joint Typhoon Warning Centre report (12 & 15Z on Tuesday 14 February 2012...

Cyclone Giovanna kills 3 on Madagascar

News Priority RSS - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 13:59

. Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person. Antananarivo - Officials in Madagascar say a cyclone that hit the Indian Ocean island left three people dead. Cyclo...

Madagascar: Giovanna rips into Madagascar – 1 dead

News24 Africa - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:01

Cyclone Giovanna has hit Madagascar, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person.

Southern Africa: Cyclone Heads for Mozambique

AllAfrica News: Latest - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 10:14

[AIM] Maputo - Another cyclone is heading for the Mozambican coast and could hit Inhambane province on Saturday.

Madagascar: Cyclone Lashes Eastern Seaboard, Killing At Least One

AllAfrica News: Latest - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 10:13

[AIM] Maputo - Cyclone Giovanna, as of Tuesday morning, was over central Madagascar, and heading in a south-westerly ...

Madagascar: Cyclone Expected in High Population Areas

Madagascar: Cyclone Expected in High Population Areas

AllAfrica News: Latest - Monday, February 13, 2012 10:18

[IRIN] Johannesburg - A category four tropical storm, Cyclone Giovanna, is expected to make landfall on 14 February ...

Madagascar: Severe Tropical Cyclone Giovanne heads for Madagascar.

Graham Creed - Sunday, February 12, 2012 21:50

Tropical Cyclone Giovanne is sitting north of the Reunion islands and is expected to slam into eastern Madagascar as a strong Cat 3 or Cat 4 Cyclone overnight tonight and Tuesday. Madagascar can expect flooding rain, widespread damaging winds with peak gusts possibly in excess of 200kmh with up to...

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 12 February 2012 09h00 SAST

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 12 February 2012 09h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Sunday, February 12, 2012 2:41

120300Z POSITION NEAR 17.5S 57.5E.TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 12S (GIOVANNA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 260 NM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LA REUNION, HAD TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM...

Giovanna Winds Up, Sets Aim on Madagascar

Giovanna Winds Up, Sets Aim on Madagascar

AccuWeather.com Headlines Weather Blog - Sunday, February 12, 2012 0:21

By Evan Duffey, Meteorologist Feb 12, 2012; 10:21 AM ET Visible satellite of Giovanna Saturday morning from the Navy Marine Meteorology Division. For Madagascar, there can be no escaping the imminent threat of a large Tropical Cyclone. Tropical ...

Hurricane Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean)

Hurricane Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean)

SAWDOS - Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:10

NASA Sees Giovanna Reach Cyclone Strength, Threaten Madagascar(Click on image for larger view.)The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image at 06:00 UTC (1 a.m. EST) on February 10, 2012, as Tropical Cyclone Giovanna moved through...

Tropical Cyclone 12S (Giovanna) Active Tropical Cyclone in South Indian Ocean

Tropical Cyclone 12S (Giovanna) Active Tropical Cyclone in South Indian Ocean

SAWDOS - Saturday, February 11, 2012 1:07

110300Z POSITION NEAR 16.9S 59.8E.TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 12S (GIOVANNA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 365 NM NORTHEAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS MAINTA...


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