The 1972–73 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1972, to April 30, 1973.
Systems
Severe Tropical Storm Ariane
Ariana passed north of Mauritius and later executed a loop southeast of the island. The storm brought heavy rainfall and wind gusts of 92 km/h (57 mph).[1]
Severe Tropical Storm Ivy–Beatrice
Moderate Tropical Storm Charlotte
Charlotte passed just southwest of Réunion on January 8, producing 102 km/h (63 mph) wind gusts, as well as heavy rainfall reaching 813 mm (32.0 in) at Riviere de L'Est. The rains damaged crops and flooded roads, which killed one person due to drowning.[2]
Moderate Tropical Storm Dorothee
Dorothee produced a series of thunderstorms on Réunion while the storm passed to the southwest.[3]
Tropical Disturbance Emmanuelle
Moderate Tropical Storm Faustine
Intense Tropical Cyclone Leila–Gertrude
Cyclone Gertrude brushed eastern Rodrigues on January 31, producing 169 km/h (105 mph), as well as 296.4 mm (11.67 in) of rainfall.[4]
Severe Tropical Storm Hortense
On February 2, Hortense passed south of Réunion, bringing rainfall to the island.[5]
Tropical Cyclone Jessy
On February 21, Jessy struck Rodrigues, bringing heavy rainfall and 221 km/h (137 mph) wind gusts, causing power outages.[6][7]
Severe Tropical Storm Isis
Severe Tropical Storm Kitty
On March 1, Kitty struck Rodrigues, causing power outages.[8][7]
Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Lydie
This is the first "Very intense tropical cyclone" in the South-West Indian Ocean.
On March 10, Lydie passed west of Réunion, producing wind gusts of 162 km/h (101 mph) in the mountainous peaks. For four days, the storm dropped heavy rainfall on the island, reaching 655 mm (25.8 in). Flooding killed 10 people on the island, and caused crop damage.[9][10]
Tropical Cyclone Roma
Cyclone Roma existed from April 18 to April 23.
Tropical Cyclone Marcelle
See also
- Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1972, 1973
- Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1972, 1973
- Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1972, 1973
- North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1972, 1973
References
- ^ Hurricane Ariane, 26 November-2 December. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Hurricane Charlotte, 2-12 January. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Tropical Storm Dorothee, 11-15 January. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Hurricane Gertrude, 22 January-3 February. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Hurricane Hortense, 24-5 February. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Hurricane Jessy, 14-27 March. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Marc Serge Rivièr (December 2015). Lighting the way ahead: History of Electricity in Mauritius (1880–2015) (PDF). Mauritius Central Electricity Board. ISBN 978-99949-0-270-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ Hurricane Kitty, 25 February-5 March. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Hurricane Lydie, 4-15 March. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Le "club des 500 mm"" (in French). Meteo-France. Retrieved January 31, 2019.