Cyclone Dineo
Tropical Cyclone Dineo was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones on record in the South-West Indian Ocean and Southern Hemisphere as a whole. It was the first tropical cyclone to hit Mozambique since Cyclone Jokwe in 2008.
Cyclone Dineo at peak intensity hours before making landfall on Mozambique | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| 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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