Mauritius secured a seat on the United Nations Security Council for the first time in 2000. Using the Dvorak intensity analysis technique Viola reached tropical cyclone intensity at about 0300 UTC 11 December 1979. Wilf-Danitza existed from 23 December 1979, to 3 January 1980. Cyclone Claudette devastated the island in 1979. The Mauritius are in the path of tropical cyclones, whose official season runs from November 1 to May 15, although they are more frequent from late December to mid-April. WMO under its Tropical Cyclone Committee of the South-West Indian Ocean had urged the installation of radars for cyclone surveillance. [1] Neither the Mauritius or Reunion meteorological services monitored Tony as a tropical cyclone while it was active, while it was not included in the JTWC's analysis of the season.[1][2][3]. 1979 Tropical storm Claudette causes massive devastation on the islands of Mauritius and Reunion. With the present population of parakeets at such a low level a bad cyclone hitting Mauritius in the next few years could kill all the remaining parakeets. ... One well-known was cyclone Claudette (1979) that was tracked for more than 150km. On the 16th, a surface circulation developed about 450 miles east of the Leeward Islands. IMAGE COURTESY OF NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. Tropical Storm Claudette was the third-wettest tropical cyclone on record in the contiguous United States.Claudette caused significant flooding in eastern Texas and western Louisiana in July 1979. Country has deficit of $111 million. TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE (AL032015) 13-14 July 2015 . 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On February 3, the cyclone passed between Mauritius and Rodrigues, producing wind gusts of 117 km/h (73 mph) and 119 km/h (74 mph) on the respective islands. Viola attained its maximum intensity late on 16 December 1979 when the central pressure was estimated to be near 930 hPa giving a maximum mean wind speed of about 205 km/h. Viola was renamed Claudette and passed close to Mauritius late on 22 December 1979 causing the loss of six lives and injuring 21 people. Mauritius first experience in the use of weather goes back to 1977 one radar to Mauritius and three to Madagascar. Over a 15‑day period from January 14 to January 28, 6,083 mm (239.5 in) of rainfall were recorded at Commerson's Crater, a volcano. Cyclone Hollanda was the worst tropical cyclone in Mauritius in 19 years. For tropical cyclones, names are assigned when a system has one-, three- … After Cyclone Gervaise hit Mauritius, USS Camden (AOE-2) began relief operations on February 9. Initially it moved to the west-southwest, and while slowly intensifying it passed north of the French overseas department of Réunion. The 1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average cyclone season. When the following major cyclone, Hollanda, arrived in 1994, most comparisons and statements to the ‘last cyclone’ measure 19 years back to Gervaise, and not Claudette: “After 19 years we have suddenly fallen victim to a catastrophe. The cyclone moved southwestward for much of its duration, striking Mauritius on February 10 at peak intensity with winds of 218 kmh. Twenty five people died in the flooding as a result of Cyclone Hyacinthe. fave; like; share; The effects of Cyclone Claudette in 1979 and of falling world sugar prices in the early 1980s led the government to initiate a vigorous program of agricultural diversification and develop the processing of imported goods for the export market. The country formally broke ties with the British Crown in March 1992, becoming a republic within the Commonwealth. 1979: 18th - 21st February: Claudette: 190: 7.5: None: 1980: 15th - 27th January: Hyacinthe: 910: 35.8: It reached its lowest central pressure (985mb) on the 27th January and then quickly moved poleward after this date. After passing southeast of St. Brandon, Cyclone Claudette struck Mauritius on December 22, producing wind gusts of 221 km/h (137 mph). Cyclone Claudette during the 1979/80 season was the next major cyclone, yet it was not as severe as Gervaise. Tropical Storm Claudette - July 16-31, 1979 The tropical wave that spawned Claudette was the strongest of the season in the mid-levels of the troposphere, with 85 knot winds being reported at the 550 hPa level at Dakar, Senegal on the morning of July 12. Well-Known was cyclone Claudette ( AL032015 ) 13-14 July 2015 hyacinthe became on. [ 10 ], Kolia existed from 23 December 1979 on February 10 at intensity! 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