1950s South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons

Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean

The following is a list of South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclones in the 1950s decade, before the 1959–60 season.

South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons

* before 1900
* 1900–1950
* 1950s
* 1959–60
* 1960–61

## Storms

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### February 1950 Mozambique Channel cyclone

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A cyclone was first observed northeast of Madagascar on February 9\. The storm moved west-southwestwards, crossing northern Madagascar on February 13\. The storm moved across the Mozambique Channel and struck eastern Mozambique on February 15\. The circulation moved inland across much of Africa, eventually reaching northern Namibia (then known as South-West Africa).[1][2]

### April 1952 Tanzania cyclone

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On April 13, 1952, a tropical cyclone was first observed north of the Comoros. The cyclone moved west-southwestwards towards the coast of Africa at a low latitude.[3] On April 15, the ship M.V. Tayari encountered the eye of the cyclone and observed a minimum pressure of 958 mbar (28.3 inHg). Later that day, the cyclone moved ashore in southeastern Tanzania near Lindi, where maximum sustained winds were estimated at 180 km/h (110 mph); this made the cyclone the strongest on record to strike the country. The storm weakened over land and turned southwestwards, moving into northern Mozambique.[4][5] The cyclone left 34 fatalities in Tanzania.[6] The HMEAS Rosalind assisted in delivering food, equipment, and soldiers to the region around Lindi.[7]

### January 1953

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A tropical cyclone originated northeast of the northern tip of Madagascar on January 8\. It moved southwest at first before curving westwards, passing the outer islands of the Seychelles. The storm curved to the south and struck Mayotte, causing heavy damage in the capital city Dzaoudzi. Turning to the southeast, the cyclone moved ashore northwestern Madagascar near Mahajanga on January 13, where damage totaled over MF2 million (US$1 million) after three housing quarters were destroyed. Throughout Madagascar, 12 people died related to the cyclone. The storm continued southeastwards after moving ashore and later turned back to the southwest, dissipating on January 19.[8][9]

### Cyclone Astrid

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Lasting from December 1957 until early in January 1958, Cyclone Astrid struck Mozambique and later produced torrential rainfall in northern South Africa, reaching over 500 mm (20 in).[10]

## See also

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* Tropical cyclones portal

* South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone
* 1950s Australian region cyclone seasons
* 1950s South Pacific cyclone seasons
* Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
* Pacific hurricane seasons: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
* Pacific typhoon seasons: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

## References

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1. ^ Kenneth R. Knapp; Michael C. Kruk; David H. Levinson; Howard J. Diamond; Charles J. Neumann (2010). 1950 Moderate Tropical Storm NOT_NAMED (1950040S12065). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data (Report). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
2. ^ Charles W. Newton, ed. (1972). Meteorology of the Southern Hemisphere. American Meteorological Society. p. 200\. ISBN 9781935704331.
3. ^ Msemo, Hellen E.; Finney, Declan L.; Mbuya, Samwel I. (April 2022). "Forgotten accounts of tropical cyclones making landfall in Tanzania". Weather. 77 (4): 127–131\. Bibcode:2022Wthr...77..127M. doi:10.1002/wea.3921.
4. ^ "The Tanzanian hurricane of 14-16 April, 1952" (PDF). National Weather Digest. 9 (2). 1984.
5. ^ Kenneth R. Knapp; Michael C. Kruk; David H. Levinson; Howard J. Diamond; Charles J. Neumann (2010). 1952 Moderate Tropical Storm NOT_NAMED (1952104S09044). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data (Report). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
6. ^ R. E. Sallema1; G. Y. S. Mtui (September 2008). "Adaptation technologies and legal instruments to address climate change impacts to coastal and marine resources in Tanzania" (PDF). African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2 (9).`{{cite journal}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. ^ Owen, Spence Daniel (November 2015). Colonial Naval Culture and British Imperialism, 1922-67. ISBN 9781526102348.
8. ^ "Cyclone Damage in Comoros". The Canberra Times. January 19, 1953. p. 1.
9. ^ Kenneth R. Knapp; Michael C. Kruk; David H. Levinson; Howard J. Diamond; Charles J. Neumann (2010). 1953 05S:XXXX953688 (1953008S08057). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data (Report). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
10. ^ Z.P. Kovács; D.B. Du Plessis; P.R. Bracher; P. Dunn; G.C.L. Mallory (May 1985). Documentation of the 1984 Domoina Floods (PDF) (Report). Department of Water Affairs (South Africa). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-16.