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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Jokwe (2008)
2 March 2008 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Jokwe formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 2 March 2008 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 941 hPa. It made landfall in Mozambique and Madagascar.
- Formed
- 2 March 2008
- Dissipated
- 16 March 2008
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 941 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Mozambique172 km/h
- TSMadagascar102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Hondo241 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Ivan232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Kamba213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Pancho185 km/h
- TSCyclone Helen93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth