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Tropical Storm Ana (2022)
South-West Indian Ocean tropical storm in 2022. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the European windstorm which formed in the same year, see Storm Ana (2022). For other tropical cyclones named Ana, see List of storms named Ana.
Severe Tropical Storm Ana was a deadly tropical cyclone that affected the African nations of Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique and was the third-deadliest tropical cyclone in 2022, after the Western Pacific Tropical Storm Megi and Atlantic Hurricane Ian. The first named storm of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Ana developed from an area of convection that was designated as Invest 93S northeast of Madagascar.
Quick Facts Meteorological history, Formed ...
![]() Moderate Tropical Storm Ana shortly after landfall in Mozambique on 24 January | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | 20 January 2022 |
Dissipated | 26 January 2022 |
Severe tropical storm | |
10-minute sustained (MFR) | |
Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 987 hPa (mbar); 29.15 inHg |
Tropical storm | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 993 hPa (mbar); 29.32 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 142 |
Damage | $25 million (2022 USD)[1] |
Areas affected | Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Zambia |
Part of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season |
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