Cyclone Bruce (2013)

The system ran alongside Cyclone Amara in the southern Indian Ocean in December 2013, and the pair were captured in a single satellite image at 19:30 UTC on 20 December. Bruce, the eastern of the two, was the stronger, with winds assessed at 130 to 135 knots.

Formed (UTC)

2013-12-16

Dissipated (UTC)

2013-12-25

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=v04r01-2013350S08099

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, indian ocean, twin cyclones

Coordinates: -22.682918158749747, 77.79572953968744

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

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