The 1971–72 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1971, to April 30, 1972.
Systems
Moderate Tropical Storm Odette
Odette existed from July 9 to July 16.
Severe Tropical Storm Agnes
Agnes existed from December 9 to December 24. Rainbands from Agnes affected Réunion while the storm passed to the north.[1]
Moderate Tropical Storm Belle
Belle existed from January 1 to January 5.
Moderate Tropical Storm Caroline
Caroline existed from February 3 to February 14.
Moderate Tropical Storm Dolly
Dolly existed from February 4 to February 9. On February 7, Dolly brushed the southwest coast of Réunion, bringing days of heavy rainfall that reached 774 mm (30.5 in) at Piton Tortue. The rains damaged crops and flooded coastal roads. Dolly killed five people on the island.[2]
Tropical Cyclone Eugenie
Rainfall from the storm spread from Swaziland to Durban in South Africa, reaching over 350 mm (14 in) near the coast. The rains caused widespread river flooding.[3]
Intense Tropical Cyclone Fabienne
Fabienne existed from February 11 to February 25. On February 18, Fabienne passed just west of Rodrigues, producing wind gusts of 254 km/h (158 mph). The storm caused two fatalities on the island, as well as 16 injuries.[4][5][6]
Tropical Cyclone Tessie–Gigi
This system entered the basin on February 27 and became extratropical by February 28.
Tropical Cyclone Hermione
Hermione existed from March 1 to March 11. On March 5, Hermione passed north of the Mascarene Islands, producing heavy rainfall on Réunion that reached 757.5 mm (29.82 in) at Foc Foc.[7]
See also
- Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1971, 1972
- Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1971, 1972
- Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1971, 1972
- North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1971, 1972
References
- ^ Tropical Storm Agnes, 10-23 December. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Tropical Storm Dolly, 4-10 February. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Z.P. Kovács; D.B. Du Plessis; P.R. Bracher; P. Dunn; G.C.L. Mallory (May 1985). Documentation of the 1984 Domoina Floods (PDF) (Report). Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
- ^ Hurricane Fabienne, 10-27 February. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (August 1993). "Significant Data on Major Disasters Worldwide 1900-present" (PDF). p. 140. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ The Green Industrial Revolution: Energy, Engineering and Economics. Butterworth-Heinemann. 2014. p. 399. ISBN 9780128025536.
- ^ Hurricane Hermione, 29 February-March 11. National Climatic Data Center (Report). Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.