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SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — Mauritius lifted its highest weather alert and eased a nationwide curfew Tuesday after a deadly cyclone battered the Indian Ocean island, causing heavy flooding and ...
Mauritius has been forced to close its airport today (20 February) ahead of a major tropical cyclone warning.. The Indian Ocean island’s only international airport was shuttered on Monday due to ...
February 9, 1695 – A powerful cyclone struck Mauritius, destroying much of the island. [3] January 25, 1710 – A powerful cyclone struck Mauritius, sinking a boat that was intended to evacuate the island's Dutch population. Residents drowned while crossing streams to reach a ship on the other side of the island. [3]
Tropical cyclone warnings and watches are alerts issued by national weather forecasting bodies to coastal areas threatened by the imminent approach of a tropical cyclone of tropical storm or hurricane intensity. They are notices to the local population and civil authorities to make appropriate preparation for the cyclone, including evacuation ...
After turning southward, Cyclone Alix passed between Mauritius and Réunion on January 19, producing wind gusts of 200 km/h (120 mph), and a barometric pressure of 970 mbar (29 inHg). The storm turned to the southeast and was last observed on January 21.
SAINT-PAUL, Réunion (AP) — A tropical cyclone hit the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean on Monday, bringing intense rains and powerful winds and leaving about a quarter of households ...
Mesoscale convective systems are thunderstorm regions which may be round or linear in shape, on the order of 100 kilometres (62 mi) or more across in one direction but smaller than extratropical cyclones, [2] and include systems such as tropical cyclones, squall lines, and mesoscale convective complexes (MCCs), among others. MCS is a more ...
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