Freddy cyclone

The deadly tropical cyclone Freddy which has hit the eastern coast of Madagascar recently is expected to find its way to Mozambique from Friday.

Also Lowveld and escarpment areas of Limpopo and Mpumalanga and around the Kruger National. Some of the impacts we are expecting are severe floods on major roads and bridges. “In South Africa, we are expecting the impact of Freddy more over the Vembe and Mopani Districts in Limpopo.

Mozambican authorities on Thursday were bracing for tropical storm Freddy, which is expected to make landfall in the southern African country on Friday ...

Cyclone Freddy traveled nearly 5000 miles across the southern Indian Ocean – one of the longest tropical cyclone tracks on record in that ocean basin – and ...

[HOW MANY CATEGORY 5 HURRICANES HAVE MADE LANDFALL IN THE U.S.?](https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/category-5-hurricane-hit) [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/science-storms-natural-disasters-indian-ocean-madagascar-d4700348d4937a4b034097665b0c67d6), Cyclone Freddy has been blamed for the deaths of four people in Madagascar. The storm previously peaked at [Category 5-equivalent intensity](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/saffir-simpson-hurricane-wind-scale-hurricane-ratings) last weekend as it tracked across the southern Indian Ocean. [tropical storm](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/difference-between-tropical-depression-tropical-storm-hurricane) as of Thursday (U.S. [5 DIFFERENT NAMES FOR HURRICANES AROUND THE WORLD](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/5-different-names-hurricanes-around-world) Since then, it has traveled across the entire southern Indian Ocean – a journey of nearly 5,000 miles. Earlier this week, Cyclone Freddy made its first landfall near Mananjary on the eastern coast of Madagascar late Tuesday morning (U.S. A forecast advisory issued by the THAN WIND](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/water-from-hurricanes-tropical-storms-kills-more-in-us-than-wind) [NOAA's historical hurricane tracks database](https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/#map=2.24/-16.77/104.32&search=eyJzZWFyY2hTdHJpbmciOiJTb3V0aCBJbmRpYW4gT2NlYW4gQmFzaW4iLCJzZWFyY2hUeXBlIjoiYmFzaW4iLCJjYXRlZ29yaWVzIjpbIkg1Il0sInllYXJzIjpbXSwibW9udGhzIjpbXSwiZW5zbyI6W10sInByZXNzdXJlIjp7InJhbmdlIjpbMCwxMTUwXSwiaW5jbHVkZVVua25vd25QcmVzc3VyZSI6dHJ1ZX0sImJ1ZmZlclVuaXQiOlsiTWlsZXMiXSwic29ydFNlbGVjdGlvbiI6eyJ2YWx1ZSI6InllYXJzX25ld2VzdCIsImxhYmVsIjoiWWVhciAoTmV3ZXN0KSJ9LCJhcHBseVRvQU9JIjpmYWxzZSwiaXNTdG9ybUxhYmVsc1Zpc2libGUiOnRydWV9) indicated that Freddy was only the 20th tropical cyclone to reach Category 5 status in the South Indian Ocean since 1989. [hurricanes](https://www.foxweather.com/category/hurricanes) in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific oceans, they are called [cyclones in the Indian Ocean](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/5-different-names-hurricanes-around-world). [Africa](https://www.foxweather.com/category/africa).

Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Thembi Nkadimeng, says the department is preparing for any eventuality ahead of ...

SAnews.gov.za is a South African government news service, published by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). We are estimating damages going to almost R1bn. “Listen more to the notices of evacuations, stay safe and don’t try to cross any streams. “We have had six fatalities in that area alone, and 11 in the entirety of Mpumalanga [as a result of the current flooding]. We are already sitting at about 1,929 houses that must be [provided] for human settlement relief, only in Mpumalanga. We are assessing about six municipalities there.

Situation Report in English on Madagascar about Food and Nutrition, Health, Tropical Cyclone and more; published on 23 Feb 2023 by IFRC.

The location of the landing zone is likely to be north of Mananjary. TC Freddy is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar is Tuesday Feb. Vigilance alerts have been issued in all regions of the country, particularly those likely to be affected. The govt have advised fisherfolk not to go to sea. The Mahanoro, Mananjary and Nosy Varita communes in western Madagascar will be first-hit on Tuesday. The National Society has started responding by prepositioning disaster preparedness stock, mobilizing volunteers to the high-risk districts.

Around 7:20 p.m. local time on February 21, 2023, Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar 18 miles north of the town.

Today, Freddy is churning over the Mozambique Channel, and is expected to make landfall in Mozambique tomorrow between the Govuro and Vilankulos districts of the Inhambane province as a [tropical storm](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mozambique-braces-floods-storm-freddy-nears-landfall-2023-02-23/). [The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument ](https://ncc.nesdis.noaa.gov/VIIRS/)on both the Joint Polar Satellite System’s NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP satellites plays an important role in detecting and tracking storms. [four systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Freddy) that have crossed the southern Indian Ocean from east to west—the others were cyclones Litanne in 1994 as well as Leon–Eline and Hudah in 2000. [7:20 p.m](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/madagascar-suspends-schools-cyclone-freddy-approaches-2023-02-21/). Only two Atlantic hurricanes have had a higher lifetime ACE index than Freddy—Hurricane Three in 1899 (ACE: 73.6) and Hurricane Ivan in 2004 (ACE: 70.4). These satellites track a tropical cyclone’s position and movement and monitor its center of circulation and wind fields in near real time. As Freddy tore across the island, it caused [flooding and property damage](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mozambique-braces-floods-storm-freddy-nears-landfall-2023-02-23/). JPSS instruments provide data that is particularly useful in helping forecasters predict a hurricane’s path 3-7 days out. Freddy weakened to the equivalent of a [Category 3 cyclone ahead of landfall](https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/tropical-cyclone-freddy-hits-madagascar-and-mozambique). In fact, it is one of only local time on February 21, 2023, Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar [18 miles north](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/madagascar-suspends-schools-cyclone-freddy-approaches-2023-02-21/) of the town of Mananjary. Freddy has already generated about 66 units of ACE, beating the previous record of 53, formerly held by Cyclone Fantala in 2016.

Tropical Cyclone Freddy is a reminder that South Africa needs adequate community-based systems in place to respond to increasingly intense weather events.

Engelbrecht said Category 4 or 5 hurricanes result in winds blowing at 200km/h, which no informal housing can withstand, as well as causing flooding and necessitating the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. “We advise people accordingly in terms of impeding weather that is approaching [and] what will be the possible impacts,” explained Ngobeni. “We can’t quickly fix our immense problems of inequality and poverty. 📢: Over 8,000 people have been displaced in Madagascar after Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its way across the country from 21 to 22 February 2023. As part of the response plan, neighbouring district municipalities have been placed on standby in case further resources of any kind are required,” said Magwedze. “The strongest winds occur near the leading edge or in front of the storm. According to records, Mozambique has never been hit by a Category 5 hurricane. And every morning, there’s meetings, where we sit down and look at the options and plan accordingly.” “A single storm may yield up to 3,000mm of rain. We have not put it behind a paywall because the truth should not be a luxury. Saws explained that cyclones lose speed as they move over land, so Freddy was downgraded to an overland depression on Tuesday evening. Reports say some 400 000 people are living in the areas of Freddy’s trajectory.

Two days ago, flights were grounded in Mauritius and emergency teams in four regions of Madagascar braced for heavy rains, floods and landslides.

But the question is how severe is the flooding going to be specifically in the lower Limpopo and Inkomati rivers." In lower Limpopo flood situation by Monday. "So it means it will bring rains to the Limpopo river basin, the Inkomati river, those are most likely going to be in flood by Sunday.

The government has ordered schools in provinces likely to be hit by Cyclone Freddy to close starting this Friday when the storm is expected to hit Zimbabwe.

A circular by the Primary and Secondary Education ministry gleaned by NewZimbabwe.com said the Cyclone is likely to hit some parts of the country this Friday and Saturday resulting in flash floods in some areas. The Meteorological Services Department has forecasted heavy rainfall and strong winds in the hit areas starting this evening until Sunday, with localised heavy rainfall in excess of 50 mm and flash flooding in areas with saturated soils. The government has ordered schools in provinces likely to be hit by Cyclone Freddy to close starting this Friday when the storm is expected to hit Zimbabwe.

Unicef Mozambique says its teams are on the ground assessing needs and preparing for the distribution of essential supplies.

Tropical cyclone Freddy, which has been sweeping across the Indian Ocean for several days, has killed 7 people as it passes through Madagascar and has ...

The cyclone is moving more slowly, at 19 km/h. The winds accompanying the weather phenomenon are averaging 65km/h with gusts to 90km/h, the Malagasy government said in a statement on Thursday, raising the death toll from five to seven on the Big Island. Tropical cyclone Freddy, which has been sweeping across the Indian Ocean for several days, has killed 7 people as it passes through Madagascar and has weakened considerably as it makes landfall in Mozambique on Friday as a moderate tropical storm.

Long-lived tropical cyclone Freddy traversed more than 9,000km across the entire southern Indian Ocean in 17 days, starting on 5 February from the seas north of ...

While the True Color RGB shows various, quite similar, shades of grey/white surrounding the eye, the Cloud Phase RGB displays the low clouds of the eye in pink, and the surrounding strong cumulonimbus wall as bright blue. It is important to note that while the True Color RGB offers a realistic, true colour view of what would be seen from the satellite, the Cloud Phase RGB reveals much more in cloud type and microphysics (pink or white = low/water clouds, cyan or blue = high/ice clouds) and, consequently, quite clearly shows the cyclone eye. Figure 5 shows a comparison of the Suomi-NPP VIIRS True Color RGB (left) and Cloud Phase RGB (right). A simple sample of SST was done for a location along the anticipated track of the cyclone and the measurement showed 28.88C, above the threshold mentioned. Regular IR 10.8µm in grey scale shows the cloud tops surrounding the eye of the cyclone as bright white. On 21 February, at around 16:15 UTC, Freddy made landfall on the southeastern coast of Madagascar.