Cyclone Colin (2014)

The system developed from a tropical storm nearly 1,000 miles east-southeast of Diego Garcia in early January 2014. It intensified while travelling southwest, reaching category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale over the following weekend. Forecasts had it weakening as it curved south then southeast, with no land masses in its path.

Formed (UTC)

2014-01-07

Dissipated (UTC)

2014-01-16

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

120

Basin it formed in

South Indian

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2014007S11104

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, diego garcia, open water

Coordinates: -19.7684792047254, 76.84521663621969

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

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