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Cyclone Alibera (1989)
14 December 1989 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Alibera formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 14 December 1989 and lasted 24 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 954 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 14 December 1989
- Dissipated
- 7 January 1990
- Duration
- 24 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 954 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Madagascar130 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Alex241 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Gregoara:walter204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Edisoana185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth