Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for ELEANOR-24
in Miscellaneous (French) Indian Ocean Islands, Mauritius

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone ELEANOR-24 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1001052
Name ELEANOR-24
From - To 19 Feb - 23 Feb
Exposed countries Miscellaneous (French) Indian Ocean Islands, Mauritius
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 116 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge 0.1 m (22 Feb 07:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (Mauritius)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
WMO-RSMC La Réunion 74 km/h 0.1 m n.a. 0.5
GDACS JTWC 65 km/h 0.2 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 115 km/h 0.7 m 588 mm 0.5
GFS 119 km/h 0.6 m 473 mm 0.5
ECMWF 68 km/h 0.7 m 490 mm 0.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Mauritius, Reunion - Tropical cyclone ELEANOR (ECHO 20 Feb 2024)Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:27

  • A new tropical storm named ELEANOR formed over the southern Indian Ocean, east of north-eastern Madagascar, on 19 February and started moving eastward, slightly strenghtening. On 20 February at 6.00 UTC its centre was located offshore very far of northern coast of Mauritius, with maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h (tropical storm).
  • ELEANOR is expected to turn south over the Ocean on 20-21 February, strenghtening. After that it is forecast to pass very close to the eastern coast of Mauritius on the afternoon of 22 February, with maximum sustained winds up to 137 km/h (tropical cyclone).
  • Heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surge are forecast over Mauritius starting from 21 February and over Reunion from 22 February. The Mauritius Meteorological Services has issued a Class 1 Warning for cyclone over the whole Island.
ELEANOR-24 - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 21 Feb 2024 18:35

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Mauritius, Reunion - Tropical cyclone ELEANOR, update (ECHO 22 Feb 2024)Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:45

  • Tropical cyclone ELEANOR continued south over the southern Indian Ocean toward Mauritius, as a tropical storm. On 22 February at 6.00 UTC its centre was located offshore approximately 85 km north-east of Mauritius main island and 480 km west of the Rodrigues Island (Mauritius), with maximum sustained winds of 108 km/h (tropical storm).
  • ELEANOR is expected to pass very close to the eastern coast of Mauritius on 22 February in the afternoon (UTC), slightly strenghtening. After that, on 23-25 February, it is forecast to turn westward, remaining well south of Reunion, as a tropical storm.
  • Over the next 24, heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surge are forecast over Mauritius and Reunion, while heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surge are forecast over the Rodrigues Island for the next 48 hours. The Mauritius Meteorological Services has issued a Class 3 Warning for cyclone over the Mauritius main island and a warning for heavy rainfall and strong wind over Rodrigues.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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