1971–72 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean SWI 1972 1971-1972 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg 9 July 1971 11 March 1972 Fabienne 967 115 10 9 9 4 1 7 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 1971–72 Australian region cyclone season 1971–72 South Pacific cyclone season 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 SWI Odette 1971 track.png July 9 July 16 35 50 Odette existed from July 9 to July 16. Severe Tropical Storm Agnes SWI SWI Agnes 1971 track.png December 9 December 24 60 70 Agnes existed from December 9 to December 24. Rainbands from Agnes affected Réunion while the storm passed to the north.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Tropical Storm Agnes, 10-23 December 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1971_13 Moderate Tropical Storm Belle SWI Belle 1972 track.png January 1 January 5 35 35 Belle existed from January 1 to January 5. Moderate Tropical Storm Caroline SWI Caroline 1972 track.png February 3 February 14 35 35 Caroline existed from February 3 to February 14. Moderate Tropical Storm Dolly SWI Dolly 1972 track.png February 4 February 9 35 40 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 in on at Piton Tortue. The rains damaged crops and flooded coastal roads. Dolly killed five people on the island.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Tropical Storm Dolly, 4-10 February 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1972_3 Tropical Cyclone Eugenie SWI Eugenie 1972 track.png February 10 February 21 65 75 Eugenie 1972-02-17 1200Z.jpg Rainfall from the storm spread from Swaziland to Durban in South Africa, reaching over 350 mm in on near the coast. The rains caused widespread river flooding.Documentation of the 1984 Domoina Floods http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/reports/tr/TR_122_1984_Domoina_floods.pdf Department of Water Affairs (South Africa) Z.P. Kovács D.B. Du Plessis P.R. Bracher P. Dunn G.C.L. Mallory May 1985 2013-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054547/http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/reports/tr/TR_122_1984_Domoina_floods.pdf 2013-09-21 dead Intense Tropical Cyclone Fabienne SWI Fabienne 1972 track.png February 11 February 25 967 115 130 Fabienne 1972-02-18 1200Z.jpg Fabienne existed from February 11 to February 25. On February 18, Fabienne passed just west of Rodrigues, producing wind gusts of 254 km/h mph on. The storm caused two fatalities on the island, as well as 16 injuries.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Fabienne, 10-27 February 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1972_5Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Significant Data on Major Disasters Worldwide 1900-present August 1993 140 February 5, 2019 http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNABP986.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110718110440/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNABP986.pdf dead July 18, 2011The Green Industrial Revolution: Energy, Engineering and Economics 399 Butterworth-Heinemann 2014 9780128025536 https://books.google.com/books?id=hLSYBAAAQBAJ&dq=cyclone+fabienne+1972+rodrigues&pg=PA399 Tropical Cyclone Tessie–Gigi SWI Tessie-Gigi 1972 track.png February 27 (Entered basin) February 28 65 45 This system entered the basin on February 27 and became extratropical by February 28. Tropical Cyclone Hermione SWI Hermione 1972 track.png March 1 March 11 65 65 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 in on at Foc Foc.Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas Hurricane Hermione, 29 February-March 11 1996 National Climatic Data Center February 11, 2019 SWI 1972_8 See also Tropical cyclones 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 2 1970 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone yes 1971 y Category:1971–72 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season Category:South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons