1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean SWI 1979 1978-1979 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg November 19, 1978 April 13, 1979 Celine and Idylle 927 90 10 10 6 4 2 74 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81 1978–79 Australian region cyclone season 1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season The 1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1978, to April 30, 1979. Seasonal summary Systems Tropical Cyclone Angele SWI Angele 1978-12-24 0600Z.png Angele 1978 track.png December 13 December 29 82 110 941 Angele form on December 13, while stationed in the middle of the Mozambique Channel. It traveled north and gradually organized into a tropical storm while performing a tight counter-clockwise loop. On December 18 Angele intensified into a tropical cyclone before making landfall on Mozambique. Angele weakened to a tropical storm while over land, but re-intensified back to a tropical cyclone as it re-emerged into the Mozambique channel. The cyclone moved south and quite abruptly, on December 23, moved to the northeast. On December 24 Angele reached a peak intensity as a category three cyclone. The system weakened slightly before making landfall on Madagascar two days later. The weak storm moved over the open Indian Ocean and translated into an extra-tropical storm. Angele is responsible for four deaths and 2,500 people homeless in Mozambique. In Madagascar 70 people were killed by the storm's passage.Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2013 23 April 2013 Historical event review http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-for-refugee-and-disaster-response/natural_disasters/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130103020057/http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-for-refugee-and-disaster-response/natural_disasters/ 3 January 2013 dead Tropical Storm 03S SWI 03S dec 24 1978 1015Z.jpg 03S 1978 track.png December 24 (Entered basin) December 26 55 03S entered the basin on December 24 and lasted until December 26. Tropical Cyclone Benjamine SWI Benjamine Jan 5 1979 1135Z.png Benjamine 1979 track.png January 3 January 14 82 110 941 Benjamine existed from January 3 to January 14. On January 7, the cyclone passed between Réunion and Mauritius. On the former island, the storm dropped heavy rainfall, reaching 665 mm in on at Gite de Bellecombe, along with 126 km/h mph on wind gusts at St. Denis. The storm damaged or destroyed 194 houses, while also damaging crops and power lines.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Tropical Cyclone Benjamine, 3-14 January, 1979 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 7, 2019 SWI 1979_1 Intense Tropical Cyclone Celine SWI Celine 1979-02-09 1200Z.jpg Celine 1979 track.png January 31 February 12 92 125 927 Celine existed from January 31 to February 12. Celine looped near Mauritius while intensifying, and later passed just north of Rodrigues. Wind gusts on the latter island reached 216 km/h mph on.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Celine, 31 January-12 February 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 7, 2019 SWI 1979_2 The storm killed about half of the population of the critically endangered Rodrigues flying fox.Population management of the Rodrigues fruit bat January 1988 J. Bryan Carroll Georgina M. Mace Conservation Science and Zoos 27 70–78 10.1111/j.1748-1090.1988.tb03198.x Tropical Depression Dora SWI Dora 1979-02-04 1300Z.jpg Dora 1979 track.png February 4 February 12 28 45 997 Dora existed from February 4 to February 12. Moderate Tropical Storm Estelle SWI Estelle 1979-02-12 1200Z.jpg Estelle 1979 track.png February 10 February 18 36 55 991 Estelle existed from February 10 to February 18. For several days, Estelle moved around the Mascarene Islands, with a peak rainfall total on Réunion of 544 mm in on recorded at Petite Plaine.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Tropical Storm Estelle, 11-18 February 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 7, 2019 SWI 1979_4 Tropical Depression Fatou SWI Fatou 1979-02-14 1200Z.jpg Fatou 1979 track.png February 14 February 16 28 45 997 Fatou existed from February 14 to February 16. Tropical Depression Gelie SWI Gelie Mar 9 1979 1049Z.png Gelie 1979 track.png March 8 March 14 28 45 997 Gelie existed from March 8 to March 14. Tropical Depression Helios SWI Helios Mar 26 1979 1116Z.png Helios 1979 track.png March 26 March 28 28 40 997 Helios existed from March 26 to March 28. Intense Tropical Cyclone Idylle SWI Idylle 1979-04-12 0430Z.jpg Idylle 1979 track.png April 4 April 13 (Exited basin) 95 105 927 Idylle developed on April 4 and left the basin on April 13. See also Tropical cyclones in 1978 Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1978, 1979 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1978, 1979 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1978, 1979 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1978, 1979 References 2 1970 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone yes 1978 y Category:South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons Category:1978–79 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season