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The origins of Cyclone Freddy can be traced back to 4 February 2023, when the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) reported that Tropical Low 13U had formed during an active phase of the Madden–Julian oscillation in conjunction with an equatorial Rossby wave, [4] while it was situated to the south of the Indonesian archipelago.
Freddy starting to intensify off the coast of Western Australia on 7 February. The origins of Cyclone Freddy can be traced back to 4 February 2023, when the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) [nb 1] reported that a tropical low—identified as 13U—had formed during an active phase of the Madden–Julian oscillation in conjunction with an equatorial Rossby wave, [2] while it was situated ...
Freddy was first named on February 6th, then quickly upgraded to an Intense tropical cyclone by forecasters later on Feb. 7, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (169 km/h) - equivalent to a ...
Cyclone Freddy. Category 4 is the second-highest classification on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale which is used to classify tropical cyclones, that have 10-minute sustained winds of at least wind speeds of 86–107 knots (159–198 km/h; 99–123 mph).
Freddy was only the 20th tropical cyclone to reach this strength in the South Indian Ocean since 1989. In fact, Freddy re-intensified a total of seven times and traveled more than 5,500 miles.
Freddy closely mirrored the track of Cyclone Leone, also known as Eline, in 2000, which holds the record for the longest-lived cyclone in the Indian Ocean, traveling nearly 7,000 miles (11,265 km ...
UN weather agency says Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit eastern Africa last year was longest ever 07/02/2024 10:04 -0400 GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency said Tuesday that Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a deadly Indian Ocean storm that lashed eastern Africa last year , was confirmed to be the longest-lasting cyclone ever recorded at 36 days.
The name Freddy has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Australian region of the Southern Hemisphere. The more recent of the two crossed into the South-West Indian Ocean region. Cyclone Freddy (2009) – Category 1 tropical cyclone that caused heavy rainfall in Indonesia, killing two