Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for FUNANI-19
in Mauritius

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone FUNANI-19 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000545
Name FUNANI-19
From - To 05 Feb - 09 Feb
Exposed countries Mauritius
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 222 km/h Category 4
Maximum storm surge
Vulnerability Medium (Mauritius)

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 83 km/h 0 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.
GFS n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.
ECMWF n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Mauritius - Tropical cyclone FUNANI update (ECHO 08 Feb 2019)Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:06

  • Tropical cyclone FUNANI continues moving south-east over the Indian Ocean, strengthening. As of 8 February, at 0.00 UTC its centre was located approximately 580 km south-east of Rodrigues Island (Mauritius) and 1 140 km east south-east of Mauritius Island (Mauritius), with maximum sustained winds up to 213 km/h.
  • Over the next 24 hours, it is forecast to weaken and move south-east, with maximum sustained winds up to 194 km/h.
  • According to Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS), moderate rainfall, thunderstorms and strong winds are expected over Rodrigues Island for the next 24 hours.
Mauritius - Tropical cyclone FUNANI update (ECHO 07 Feb 2019)Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:02

  • Tropical cyclone FUNANI is strengthening as it continues south east over the Indian Ocean. As of 7 February, at 0.00 UTC its centre was located approximately 230 km north-east of Rodrigues Island and 860 km east of Mauritius Island with maximum sustained winds up to 176 km/h.
  • Over the next 24 hours, it is forecast to move south-south-east, with projected maximum sustained winds up to 204 km/h.
  • According to Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS), moderate rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are expected over Rodrigues Island over the next 24 hours.
Mauritius - Tropical cyclone FUNANI (ECHO 06 Feb 2019)Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:08

  • New tropical cyclone FUNANI formed over the South Indian Ocean on 5 February, moving south-west. On 6 February, its centre was located approximately 350 km north-north-east of Rodrigues Island and 470 km east of Saint Brandon Island with maximum sustained winds of 93 km/h.
  • Over the next 24 hours, it is forecast to strengthen as it continues south and then south-east approximately 220 km east of Rodrigues Island.
  • Heavy rain and strong winds are forecast and a "Class II" warning has been issued by the Mauritius authorities for Rodrigues Island.
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CYCLONE TROPICAL INTENSE GELENA. Vents maximaux (moyennés sur 10 minutes) estimés sur mer : 205 km/h. Rafales maximales estimées sur mer : 285 km/h. Pression estimée au centre : 942 hPa. Position le 09 février à 16 heures locales Réunion :
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Gelena s'éloigne de La Réunion, la vigilance forte houle est levéeSat, 09 Feb 2019 09:22:00 +0100.

La houle de Nord associée au cyclone GELENA a atteint son pic cette nuit avec des vagues proches de 3 mètres de la Pointe des Galets à Champ Borne. Elle s'amortit rapidement en cours de journée. Le vent de Sud à Sud-Est souffle fort sur le
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Le cyclone tropical intense Gelena à 470 km de La RéunionSat, 09 Feb 2019 09:14:00 +0100.

CYCLONE TROPICAL INTENSE GELENA. Vents maximaux (moyennés sur 10 minutes) estimés sur mer : 195 km/h. Rafales maximales estimées sur mer : 280 km/h. Pression estimée au centre : 945 hPa. Position le 09 février à 10 heures locales Réunion :
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CYCLONES : GELENA s’éloigne FUNANI à l’horizonSat, 09 Feb 2019 05:16:00 +0100.

La tempête Gelena s’est intensifiée et devient un cyclone tropical. Hier à 9h, ce cyclone a été localisé à 470km à l’Est d’Antsiranana et semble faire du sur place depuis plusieurs heures. En effet, la localisation de ce phénomène – qui s’a
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06/Feb/2019 06:03 UTC

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (38), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),