1972–73 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean SWI 1973 1972-1973 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg 26 November 1972 3 May 1973 Lydie 910 120 10 13 12 11 4 2 1 11 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75 1972–73 Australian region cyclone season 1972–73 South Pacific cyclone season The 1972–73 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1972, to April 30, 1973. Systems Severe Tropical Storm Ariane SWI Ariane 1972 track.png Ariane 1972-11-28.png November 26 December 5 60 70 Ariana passed north of Mauritius and later executed a loop southeast of the island. The storm brought heavy rainfall and wind gusts of 92 km/h mph on.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Ariane, 26 November-2 December 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1972_9 Severe Tropical Storm Ivy–Beatrice SWI Ivy-Beatrice 1972 track.png Beatrice 1972-12-20.png December 9 (Crossed 80°E) December 25 988 ≤ 60 70 Moderate Tropical Storm Charlotte SWI Charlotte 1973 track.png Charlotte 1973-01-07.png January 3 January 12 40 45 Charlotte passed just southwest of Réunion on January 8, producing 102 km/h mph on wind gusts, as well as heavy rainfall reaching 813 mm in on at Riviere de L'Est. The rains damaged crops and flooded roads, which killed one person due to drowning.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Charlotte, 2-12 January 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1973_1 Moderate Tropical Storm Dorothee SWI Dorothee 1973 track.png Dorothee 1973-01-10.png January 10 January 16 35 40 Dorothee produced a series of thunderstorms on Réunion while the storm passed to the southwest.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Tropical Storm Dorothee, 11-15 January 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1973_2 Tropical Disturbance Emmanuelle SWI Emmanuelle 1973 track.png Emmanuelle 1973-01-19.png January 17 January 20 25 30 Moderate Tropical Storm Faustine SWI Faustine 1973 track.png Faustine 1973-01-18.png January 17 January 22 30 35 Intense Tropical Cyclone Leila–Gertrude SWI January 24 (Crossed 80°E) February 3 Leila-Gertrude 1973 track.png LeilaGertrudeJan2819730510UTCNOAA2.gif 95 110 Cyclone Gertrude brushed eastern Rodrigues on January 31, producing 169 km/h mph on, as well as 296.4 mm in on of rainfall.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Gertrude, 22 January-3 February 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1973_5 Severe Tropical Storm Hortense SWI Hortense 1973 track.png Hortense 1973-01-27.png January 24 February 2 55 65 On February 2, Hortense passed south of Réunion, bringing rainfall to the island.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Hortense, 24-5 February 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1973_6 Tropical Cyclone Jessy SWI Jessy 1973 track.png Jessy 1973-02-19.png February 14 February 26 85 95 On February 21, Jessy struck Rodrigues, bringing heavy rainfall and 221 km/h mph on wind gusts, causing power outages.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Jessy, 14-27 March 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1973_8Lighting the way ahead: History of Electricity in Mauritius (1880–2015) Marc Serge Rivièr Mauritius Central Electricity Board 978-99949-0-270-5 December 2015 http://ceb.intnet.mu/CorporateInfo/document/History%20of%20Electricity%20in%20Mauritius.pdf PDF 2019-02-11 2019-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011101/http://ceb.intnet.mu/CorporateInfo/document/History%20of%20Electricity%20in%20Mauritius.pdf dead Severe Tropical Storm Isis SWI Isis 1973 track.png Isis 1973-02-14.png February 15 February 19 55 60 Severe Tropical Storm Kitty SWI Kitty 1973 track.png February 27 March 5 KittyMarch11973.gif 60 70 On March 1, Kitty struck Rodrigues, causing power outages.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Kitty, 25 February-5 March 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1973_9 Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Lydie SWI Lydie 1973 track.png Lydie 1973-03-07.png March 5 March 16 910 120 135 This is the first "Very intense tropical cyclone" in the South-West Indian Ocean. On March 10, Lydie passed west of Réunion, producing wind gusts of 162 km/h mph on in the mountainous peaks. For four days, the storm dropped heavy rainfall on the island, reaching 655 mm in on. Flooding killed 10 people on the island, and caused crop damage.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Lydie, 4-15 March 1996 National Climatic Data Center January 31, 2019 SWI 1973_10Meteo-France http://pluiesextremes.meteo.fr/lareunion/Le-club-des-500-mm.html Le "club des 500 mm" French January 31, 2019 Severe Tropical Storm Roma SWI Roma 1973 track.png Roma 1973-04-19.png April 18 April 23 55 60 982 Cyclone Roma existed from April 18 to April 23. Tropical Cyclone Marcelle SWI Marcelle 1973 track.png Marcelle 1973-05-03.png May 1 (Crossed 80°E) May 3 (Crossed 90°E) 972 70 70 See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1972, 1973 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1972, 1973 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1972, 1973 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1972, 1973 References 2 1970 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone yes 1972 y Category:South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons Category:1972–73 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season Category:Long stubs with short prose