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Cyclone Dineo
South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone in 2017 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tropical Cyclone Dineo was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones on record in the South-West Indian Ocean and Southern Hemisphere as a whole.[2] It was the first tropical cyclone to hit Mozambique since Cyclone Jokwe in 2008.
Quick Facts Meteorological history, Formed ...
![]() Cyclone Dineo at peak intensity hours before making landfall on Mozambique | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | 12 February 2017 |
Dissipated | 17 February 2017 |
Tropical cyclone | |
10-minute sustained (MFR) | |
Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
Highest gusts | 195 km/h (120 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 955 hPa (mbar); 28.20 inHg |
Category 2-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 959 hPa (mbar); 28.32 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 280 |
Damage | $217 million (2017 USD) |
Areas affected | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa |
IBTrACS![]() | |
Part of the 2016–17 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season |
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