Cyclone Giovanna
Intense Tropical Cyclone Giovanna was a powerful tropical cyclone that affected Madagascar. Giovanna was the ninth tropical depression, seventh named storm, and third tropical cyclone of the 2011–12 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Giovanna was blamed for 35 deaths along the Madagascar coast, La Réunion, and Mauritius, and it was the first intense tropical cyclone to impact Madagascar since Cyclone Bingiza one year earlier.
Intense Tropical Cyclone Giovanna approaching Madagascar on 13 February | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 7 February 2012 |
| Extratropical | 22 February 2012 |
| Dissipated | 24 February 2012 |
| Intense tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (MFR) | |
| Highest winds | 195 km/h (120 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 935 hPa (mbar); 27.61 inHg |
| Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 220 km/h (140 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 933 hPa (mbar); 27.55 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 35 total |
| Areas affected | La Réunion, Mauritius, Madagascar |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2011–12 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
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