Cyclone Kalunde (2003)

On 12 March the cyclone passed 55 km from Rodrigues Island, and around that time the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported winds of 100 km/h. Damage on Rodrigues came to US$3.15 million, and power outages across the island delayed residents' access to information about the storm. The French Red Cross afterwards supplied 1.5 tons of supplies to approximately 10,000 people affected.

Formed (UTC)

2003-03-03

Dissipated (UTC)

2003-03-17

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

140

Basin it formed in

South Indian

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2003062S10080

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: cyclone, rodrigues, mauritius, south indian ocean, relief

Coordinates: -20.961236766495524, 64.16530919162388

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2000 to 2004 seasons

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