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An unusually large south Atlantic storm struck the southern coast of South Africa on 7 June 2017 with wind speeds as high as 120 km/h. [1] Wave heights of 9–12 metres were recorded between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas. [2] The storm directly caused eight deaths and damaged 135 schools across the Western Cape.
A tropical storm warning was issued for the Cape Verde Islands, but was discontinued when Debby turned further westward and away from the islands. September 9, 2010: Hurricane Igor passed about 30 miles (48 km) to the south of the southernmost Cape Verde islands as a tropical storm, [ 33 ] bringing tropical storm force winds to Brava and Fogo .
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 ...
Tropical Storm Warning from Surf City, NC to South Santee River, SC. Flood Watch for Robeson, Bladen, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Horry, Marion, and Dillon counties, and it has been ...
The 2023 Western Cape floods were a devastating series of floods affecting the Western Cape province of South Africa as a result of heavy rainfall on 24-25 September 2023. [1] The flooding resulted in at least 11 fatalities, the closure of over 200 roads, and over 80,000 people being left without electricity.
The basin sees an average of about seven cyclones each year, although more can form or come in from other basins, such as the South Pacific. [6] [33] [34] The tropical cyclone Cyclone Vance in 1999 produced the highest recorded speed winds in an Australian town or city at around 267 km/h (166 mph). [35]
[67] [68] Tropical Cyclone Lincoln formed on 16 February and made landfall on the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. [69] Severe Tropical Cyclone Neville formed north of the Cocos Islands [70] on 1 March and left the basin 20 days later. [71] Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan formed on 13 March from a tropical low over the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria ...
Within the basin a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone is defined as a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of 86–107 knots (159–198 km/h; 99–123 mph) on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. [1] [2] A named storm can also be classified as a Category 4 tropical cyclone if it is estimated to have ...