Cyclone Anais (2012)

The Joint Typhoon Warning Centre issued a formation alert on 12 October 2012 for a system near the Chagos Islands, and RSMC La Réunion named it the following day as a moderate tropical storm. It reached intense tropical cyclone strength on 14 October, early in the season by the basin's record. The remnants came ashore over Madagascar on 19 October with a few bursts of thunderstorms before dissipating.

Formed (UTC)

2012-10-10

Dissipated (UTC)

2012-10-19

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

115

Basin it formed in

South Indian

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2012285S04077

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, chagos, madagascar, early season

Coordinates: -12.25336767757094, 64.99326464485812

Part of South-West Indian Ocean cyclones of category 4 and above in the 2010 to 2018 seasons

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