Cyclone Edzani (2010)

The system developed in the South-West Indian Ocean at the turn of the year and bottomed out at a barometric pressure of 910 mbar, with 10-minute sustained winds of 150 mph. It was the most intense tropical cyclone recorded anywhere that January and the strongest in the southern hemisphere that year.

Formed (UTC)

2010-01-01

Dissipated (UTC)

2010-01-15

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=v04r01-2010002S09096

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: cyclone, south indian ocean, 2010

Coordinates: -20.190365885424367, 72.13222558593174

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2009 to 2012 seasons

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