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Timeline of the 2007-08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Season summary map
First system formed October 12, 2007 Last system dissipated March 27, 2008 Name
Hondo Maximum winds 215 km/h (130 mph) (10-minute sustained) Lowest pressure 915
hPa (
mbar ) Name
Hondo Duration 27 days
Other years 2007–08,
2009–10
The
2007–08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a cycle of the annual
tropical cyclone season in the South-West
Indian Ocean in the
Southern Hemisphere . It began on November 15, 2007, and ended on April 30, 2008, with the exception for
Mauritius and the
Seychelles , which ended May 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the basin, which is west of
90°E and south of the Equator. Tropical cyclones in this basin are monitored by the
Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre in
Réunion .
This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening,
landfalls ,
extratropical transitions , as well as dissipations in the basin.
October 11
1200
UTC - The Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Center in
Mauritius begins issuing advisories on a tropical disturbance while located 785 km (490 mi) southeast of the
Seychelles .
[1]
October 12
0600 UTC -
Météo-France designates the disturbance as Tropical Disturbance 01-20072008 .
[2]
October 13
1200 UTC - Tropical Disturbance 01-20072008 dissipates over open waters.
[2]
November 15
1200 UTC - Météo-France begins advisories on Tropical Cyclone Lee, which is redesignated Severe Tropical Storm Ariel by
Mauritius as it crosses 90°E and out of
TCWC Perth 's area of responsibility.
[3]
November 17
0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ariel to a moderate tropical storm.
[4]
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Ariel to a tropical depression.
[5]
November 18
0900 UTC - The JTWC designates 98S.INVEST as Tropical Cyclone 04S.
[6]
1200 UTC - Météo-France designates Tropical Cyclone 04S as Tropical Disturbance 03R.
[7]
1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 03R to a Tropical Depression
[8]
November 19
0600 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services names Tropical Depression 03R as Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe.
[9]
0900 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe to Severe Tropical Storm Bongwe.
[10]
November 20
1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Bongwe to a moderate tropical storm.
[11]
November 22
0000 UTC - Météo-France reupgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe to a severe tropical storm.
[12]
November 23
0000 UTC - Météo-France redowngrades Severe Tropical Storm Bongwe to a moderate tropical storm.
[13]
1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Bongwe to a depression.
[14]
2100 UTC - The JTWC issues its last advisory on Tropical Cyclone 04S.
[15]
November 24
0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression 3 (ex-Bongwe) to a tropical disturbance.
[16]
1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Tropical Disturbance 3 (ex-Bongwe).
[17]
December 12
1800 UTC - Météo-France declares 96S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 04R.
[18]
December 13
0900 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 04R, south-southwest of Diego Garcia as Tropical Cyclone 06S.
[19]
December 14
0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 04R to Tropical Depression 04R.
[20]
December 17
0600 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Service upgrades Tropical Depression 04R and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Celina.
[21]
December 18
0300 UTC - The JTWC issues its final tropical cyclone advisory on a weakening Tropical Cyclone 06S (Celina).
[22]
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Celina to a tropical depression.
[23]
1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 97S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 05R.
[24]
1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 05R, east-southeast of Diego Garcia as Tropical Cyclone 07S.
[25]
1800 UTC - Météo-France upgraded Tropical Disturbance 05R to Tropical Depression 05R.
[26]
December 19
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Celina to a tropical disturbance.
[27]
December 20
1200 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 05 and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Dama.
[28]
December 21
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Dama to a tropical depression.
[29]
1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Tropical Disturbance 04R (Celina) as it begins to dissipate.
[30]
1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Tropical Depression 05R (Dama).
[30]
1500 UTC - JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 07S (Dama) as its transists into an extropical system.
[31]
December 31
0000 UTC - Météo-France designates 91S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 06R.
[32]
0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 06R to Tropical Depression 06R.
[33]
1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Depression 06R west of Antananarivo, Madagascar as Tropical Cyclone 09S.
[34]
January 1
0000 UTC - Seychelles Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 06R and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Elnus.
[35]
January 2
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Elnus to a tropical depression.
[36]
January 3
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Elnus to a tropical disturbance.
[37]
January 4
0300 UTC - The JTWC issues its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone 09S (Elnus) as it weakens and begins its extratropical transition.
[38]
0600 UTC - Météo-France re-classifies Tropical Disturbance Elnus as Extratropical Depression Elnus.
[39]
January 5
1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Extratropical Depression Elnus.
[40]
January 7
0000 UTC - Météo-France designates 95S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 07R.
[41]
January 8
1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Tropical Disturbance 07R noting that it had dissipated.
[42]
January 24
1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 97S.INVEST, north-northwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar as Tropical Disturbance 08R.
[43]
January 25
1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 08R to Tropical Depression 08R.
[44]
1800 UTC - Seychelles Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 08R to Moderate Tropical Storm Fame.
[45]
January 26
1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Fame to Severe Tropical Storm Fame.
[46]
1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 98S.INVEST, northeast of Réunion as Tropical Disturbance 09R.
[46]
January 27
0300 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 09R as Tropical Cyclone 14S.
[47]
0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 09R to Tropical Depression 09R.
[48]
1200 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services designates Tropical Depression 09R as Moderate Tropical Storm Gula.
[49]
1300 UTC - Severe Tropical Storm Fame becomes Tropical Cyclone Fame just as it makes landfall near
Besalampy ,
Madagascar .
[50]
1800 UTC - Tropical Cyclone Fame is downgraded to Overland Depression Ex-Fame.
[50]
January 28
1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Overland Depression Ex-Fame.
[51]
1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Gula to Severe Tropical Storm Gula.
[51]
January 29
0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Gula to Tropical Cyclone Gula.
[52]
1800 UTC - The remnants of Fame emerge over water after traversing Madagascar, and Météo-France reissues advisories on Tropical Depression Ex-Fame.
[53]
January 30
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Gula to Severe Tropical Storm Gula.
[54]
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Gula to Moderate Tropical Storm Gula.
[55]
February 1
0000 UTC - Météo-France reupgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Gula to Severe Tropical Storm Gula.
[56]
0600 UTC - Météo-France declares Fame extratropical.
[57]
1200 UTC - Météo-France redeclares Fame as tropical and issues its last advisory.
[58]
1200 UTC - Météo-France redowngrades Severe Tropical Storm Gula to Moderate Tropical Storm Gula.
[58]
1800 UTC - Météo-France declares Gula extratropical.
[59]
February 2
0000 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Extratropical Depression Ex-Gula.
[60]
February 4
0600 UTC - Météo-France designates 93S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 10R.
[61]
February 5
0000 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 10R to Tropical Depression 10R.
[62]
0600 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Service upgrades Tropical Depression 10R to Moderate Tropical Storm Hondo.
[63]
1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Hondo to Tropical Cyclone Hondo.
[64]
February 6
1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Hondo to Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo.
[65]
February 7
0600 UTC - Météo-France designates 94S.INVEST as Tropical Depression 11R.
[66]
1200 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 11R to Moderate Tropical Storm Ivan.
[67]
1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo to Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo.
[68]
1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Ivan to Severe Tropical Storm Ivan.
[68]
February 8
0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo to an intense tropical cyclone.
[69]
February 10
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Hondo to a tropical cyclone.
[70]
February 11
0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Hondo to a severe tropical storm.
[71]
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Hondo to a moderate tropical storm.
[72]
1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ivan to Tropical Cyclone Ivan.
[72]
February 12
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Ivan to a severe tropical storm.
[73]
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Hondo to a "filling depression" and issues its final advisory.
[74]
1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ivan to a moderate tropical storm.
[75]
February 14
0600 UTC - Météo-France reupgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Ivan to Severe Tropical Storm Ivan.
[76]
February 15
1200 UTC - Meteo-France reupgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ivan to Tropical Cyclone Ivan .
[77]
February 16
1200 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Ivan to Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivan.
[78]
February 17
0615 UTC - Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivan makes landfall near Fanoarivo, Madagascar.
[79]
[80]
1200 UTC - Meteo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Ivan to Overland Depression Ex-Ivan
[80]
February 18
1200 UTC - Météo-France issues its final advisory on Overland Depression Ex-Ivan.
[81]
February 21
0000 UTC - Hondo regenerates, and Météo-France re-issues advisories on Tropical Disturbance Ex-Hondo.
[82]
0000 UTC - Ivan regenerates, and Météo-France re-issues advisories on Filling Depression Ex-Ivan.
[83]
1500 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance Ex-Hondo to Tropical Depression Ex-Hondo.
[84]
February 22
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Filling Depression Ex-Ivan to a zone of disturbed weather and issues its last advisory.
[85]
1500 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Ex-Hondo to a tropical disturbance.
[86]
February 24
1500 UTC - Météo-France issues its last advisory on Tropical Disturbance Ex-Hondo.
[87]
March 4
1800 UTC - Météo-France designates 97S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 12R.
[88]
March 5
0300 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Disturbance 12R as Tropical Cyclone 22S.
[89]
0600 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 12R as Tropical Depression 12R.
[90]
1200 UTC - Seychelles Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 12R to a tropical storm and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Jokwe.
[91]
March 6
1200 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
[92]
March 7
0000 UTC - Météo-France designates 99S.INVEST as Tropical Disturbance 13R.
[93]
0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm.
[94]
1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
[95]
1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 13R to Tropical Depression 13R.
[96]
1500 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Depression 13R as Tropical Cyclone 23S.
[97]
1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
[98]
March 8
1015 UTC - Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe makes landfall between
Mozambique Island and
Angoche City .
[99]
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a tropical cyclone.
[99]
March 9
0000 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Depression 13R to Moderate Tropical Storm 13R.
[100]
0300 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services names Moderate Tropical Storm 13R Moderate Tropical Storm Kamba.
[101]
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm.
[101]
1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Kamba to Severe Tropical Storm Kamba.
[102]
1800 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
[103]
March 10
0000 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Kamba to Tropical Cyclone Kamba.
[104]
1200 UTC - Meteo-France upgrades Tropical Cyclone Kamba to Intense Tropical Cyclone Kamba.
[105]
March 11
0000 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
[106]
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a tropical cyclone.
[107]
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Intense Tropical Cyclone Kamba to a tropical cyclone.
[108]
March 12
0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Kamba to a severe tropical storm.
[109]
0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm.
[109]
0300 UTC - The JTWC issues its final warning on Tropical Cyclone 23S (Kamba).
[110]
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Kamba to a moderate tropical storm.
[111]
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Kamba to a filling depression and issues its final advisory.
[112]
March 13
0600 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to Tropical Cyclone Jokwe.
[113]
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Cyclone Jokwe to a severe tropical storm.
[114]
March 14
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Severe Tropical Storm Jokwe to a moderate tropical storm.
[115]
1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Jokwe to a tropical depression.
[116]
1800 UTC - The JTWC issues its final warning on Tropical Cyclone 22S (Jokwe).
[117]
March 15
0000 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Jokwe to a tropical disturbance and issues its final advisory.
[118]
March 20
1200 UTC - Météo-France designates 94S.INVEST as Zone of Disturbed Weather 14R.
[119]
March 21
1200 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Zone of Disturbed Weather 14R to Tropical Disturbance 14R.
[120]
1800 UTC - Météo-France upgrades Tropical Disturbance 14R to Tropical Depression 14R.
[121]
2100 UTC - The JTWC designates Tropical Depression 14R as Tropical Cyclone 25S.
[122]
March 22
0000 UTC - Mauritius Meteorological Services upgrades Tropical Depression 14R and designates it as Moderate Tropical Storm Lola.
[123]
1800 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Moderate Tropical Storm Lola to a tropical depression.
[124]
March 24
0600 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Lola to a tropical disturbance.
[125]
0900 UTC - The JTWC issues its final advisory on dissipating Tropical Cyclone 25S.
[126]
March 25
0600 UTC - Météo-France re-upgrades Tropical Disturbance Lola to Tropical Depression Lola.
[127]
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Depression Lola to a tropical disturbance.
[128]
March 26
1200 UTC - Météo-France downgrades Tropical Disturbance Lola to a zone of disturbed weather and issues its final advisory.
[129]