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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Gretelle (1997)
18 January 1997 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Gretelle formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 18 January 1997 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 18 January 1997
- Dissipated
- 31 January 1997
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Madagascar213 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Bellamine:melanie232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Helinda:pancho232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Chantelle:daniella222 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Rhonda185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth