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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Geralda (1994)
25 January 1994 · South Indian Ocean · Category 5
Cyclone Geralda formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 25 January 1994 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 269 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 905 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 25 January 1994
- Dissipated
- 9 February 1994
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 269 km/h (145 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 905 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Madagascar194 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Litanne241 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Nadia222 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Sharon204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Hollanda194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Odille194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ivy185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth