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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Fanele (2009)
17 January 2009 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Fanele formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 17 January 2009 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 937 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 17 January 2009
- Dissipated
- 26 January 2009
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 937 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Madagascar167 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Gael222 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Billy204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ilsa185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth