Overall Red alert Tropical Cyclone for FREDDY-23
in Mozambique, Madagascar
18 Feb 2023 04 UTC
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Impact Single TC
Impact based on all weather systems in the area

Impact

Tropical Cyclone FREDDY-23 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

Meteorological source WMO/RSMC La Réunion - Meteo France
Glide number: TC-2023-000023-MDG
Exposed countries Madagascar
Exposed population 2.9 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 243 km/h
Maximum storm surge 0.2 m (21 Feb 22:00 UTC)
Vulnerability High (Madagascar)
Landfall between
21 Feb 2023 16:00 - 22 Feb 2023 04:00

in Madagascar

GDACS Score

GDACS alert score for Tropical Cyclones is 0.5 (GREEN Alert), 1.5 (ORANGE Alert), 2.5 (RED Alert)
For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
Current 222 km/h 0.2 m n.a. 1.5
Overall 243 km/h 0.2 m n.a. 1.5

Maximum winds, storm surge, rainfall (Current: over the next 72 h, Overall: entire TC track) based on WMO/RSMC La Réunion - Meteo France impact

Joint Pilot Activity: EC-JRC,WMO/RSMC La Réunion-Meteo France

Wind

222 km/h Current Max.

Up to 2.9 million people in Category 1 strength or higher (see SSHS)

Impact Timeline

Alert Date (UTC) Max Winds (km/h) Population in
Tropical Storm or higher
Population in
Cat 1. or higher
Countries
Green 1 10 Feb 2023 16:00 127 No people No people
Green 2 10 Feb 2023 22:00 127 No people No people
Green 3 11 Feb 2023 04:00 158 No people No people
Green 4 11 Feb 2023 10:00 158 No people No people
Green 5 11 Feb 2023 16:00 190 No people No people
Green 6 11 Feb 2023 22:00 211 No people No people
Green 7 12 Feb 2023 04:00 201 No people No people
Green 8 12 Feb 2023 10:00 201 No people No people
Green 9 12 Feb 2023 16:00 190 No people No people
Green 10 12 Feb 2023 22:00 201 No people No people
Green 11 13 Feb 2023 04:00 211 No people No people
Green 12 13 Feb 2023 10:00 201 No people No people
Green 13 13 Feb 2023 16:00 190 No people No people
Green 14 13 Feb 2023 22:00 169 No people No people
Green 15 14 Feb 2023 04:00 158 No people No people
Green 16 14 Feb 2023 10:00 158 No people No people
Green 17 14 Feb 2023 16:00 179 No people No people
Green 18 14 Feb 2023 22:00 232 No people No people
Green 19 15 Feb 2023 04:00 243 No people No people
Green 20 15 Feb 2023 10:00 243 No people No people
Green 21 15 Feb 2023 16:00 243 No people No people
Green 22 15 Feb 2023 22:00 232 No people No people
Green 23 16 Feb 2023 04:00 232 No people No people
Green 24 16 Feb 2023 10:00 232 450 thousand No people Mauritius
Green 25 16 Feb 2023 16:00 232 660 thousand No people Mauritius
Green 26 16 Feb 2023 22:00 232 2.6 million No people Mauritius, Miscellaneous (French) Indian Ocean Islands, Madagascar
Orange 27 17 Feb 2023 04:00 211 8.1 million 420 thousand Madagascar
Orange 28 17 Feb 2023 10:00 201 10.5 million 1.3 million Madagascar
Orange 29 17 Feb 2023 16:00 211 18.3 million 3.1 million Madagascar
Orange 30 17 Feb 2023 22:00 211 17.9 million 1.2 million Madagascar
Orange 31 18 Feb 2023 04:00 222 18.4 million 2.9 million Madagascar

Bulletin Timeline

Alert Date (UTC) Category
(SSHS)
Max winds
(km/h)
Population in
Cat.1 or higher
Population in
Tropical Storm
or higher
Category
(WMO/RSMC) **
Max winds
(km/h)
(WMO/RSMC)
Location (lat, lon) Countries
GREEN
1 10 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 1 127 no people no people Severe Tropical Storm 111 -14.8, 106.7
GREEN
2 10 Feb 2023 22:00 Category 1 127 no people no people Severe Tropical Storm 111 -14.8, 106
GREEN
3 11 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 2 158 no people no people Tropical Cyclone 139 -14.8, 105.1
GREEN
4 11 Feb 2023 10:00 Category 2 158 no people no people Tropical Cyclone 139 -14.8, 104.1
GREEN
5 11 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 3 190 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 167 -14.8, 103.1
GREEN
6 11 Feb 2023 22:00 Category 4 211 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 185 -14.8, 102.1
GREEN
7 12 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 3 201 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 176 -15, 101.2
GREEN
8 12 Feb 2023 10:00 Category 3 201 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 176 -15, 100.2
GREEN
9 12 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 3 190 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 167 -15.1, 99
GREEN
10 12 Feb 2023 22:00 Category 3 201 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 176 -15.1, 98
GREEN
11 13 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 4 211 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 185 -15.2, 96.9
GREEN
12 13 Feb 2023 10:00 Category 3 201 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 176 -15.3, 95.9
GREEN
13 13 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 3 190 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 167 -15.4, 94.6
GREEN
14 13 Feb 2023 22:00 Category 2 169 no people no people Tropical Cyclone 148 -15.4, 93.7
GREEN
15 14 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 2 158 no people no people Tropical Cyclone 139 -15.3, 92.5
GREEN
16 14 Feb 2023 10:00 Category 2 158 no people no people Tropical Cyclone 139 -15.4, 91.3
GREEN
17 14 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 3 179 no people no people Tropical Cyclone 157 -15.3, 90.1
GREEN
18 14 Feb 2023 22:00 Category 3 201 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 176 -15.2, 88.8
GREEN
19 15 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 4 232 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 204 -15.2, 87.6
GREEN
20 15 Feb 2023 10:00 Category 4 243 no people no people Very Intense Tropical Cyclone 213 -15, 86.3
GREEN
21 15 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 4 243 no people no people Very Intense Tropical Cyclone 213 -14.9, 84.9
GREEN
22 15 Feb 2023 22:00 Category 4 232 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 204 -14.8, 83.6
GREEN
23 16 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 4 232 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 204 -14.7, 82.3
GREEN
24 16 Feb 2023 10:00 Category 4 222 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 194 -14.8, 81
GREEN
25 16 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 4 211 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 185 -14.9, 79.6
GREEN
26 16 Feb 2023 22:00 Category 4 222 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 194 -15.1, 78.1
GREEN
27 17 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 4 222 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 194 -15.3, 76.6
GREEN
28 17 Feb 2023 10:00 Category 4 222 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 194 -15.5, 75.2
GREEN
29 17 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 4 232 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 204 -15.8, 74
GREEN
30 17 Feb 2023 22:00 Category 4 222 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 194 -15.9, 72.8
GREEN
31 18 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 4 222 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 194 -16, 71.4
GREEN
31 18 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 4 232 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 204 -16.2, 69.6
GREEN
31 19 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 4 232 no people no people Intense Tropical Cyclone 204 -16.5, 67.3
GREEN
31 19 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 4 232 no people 43000 people Intense Tropical Cyclone 204 -17.1, 64.7
GREEN
31 20 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 4 243 no people 1.3 million people Very Intense Tropical Cyclone 213 -17.7, 61.6
GREEN
31 20 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 4 232 no people 2.1 million people Intense Tropical Cyclone 204 -18.4, 58.3
GREEN
31 21 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 4 222 no people 12.2 million people Intense Tropical Cyclone 194 -19.1, 54.9
ORANGE
31 21 Feb 2023 16:00 Category 4 222 1.1 million people 15.1 million people Intense Tropical Cyclone 194 -19.8, 51.3
ORANGE
31 22 Feb 2023 04:00 Category 4 222 2.9 million people 15.4 million people Intense Tropical Cyclone 194 -20.2, 48.5 Madagascar
GREEN
31 22 Feb 2023 16:00 Tropical storm 74 no people 2.1 million people Moderate Tropical Storm 65 -20.8, 44.9 Madagascar
GREEN
31 23 Feb 2023 04:00 Tropical storm 84 no people no people Moderate Tropical Storm 74 -21.4, 42.3
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Tropical disturbance/Weak low pressure area/Remnant low (Vmax < 51 km/h), see WMO
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Exposed population - AoIs

Exposed population in the potential affected countries, provinces and populated places

Countries

Country Population in Tropical Storm or higher strength
Madagascar 2.9 million people

Provinces

Region Province Country Population in Tropical Storm or higher strength
Toamasina Madagascar 580000 people
Fianarantsoa Madagascar 1.3 million people
Antananarivo Madagascar 940000 people
Toliara Madagascar 66000 people

Populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population
Ambositra Fianarantsoa Madagascar City 30000 people
Antsirabe Antananarivo Madagascar City 150000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft)
Vatomandry VAT 12 Civ. Unpaved No 3800
Atsinanana ILK 10 Civ. Unpaved No 3200
Mahanoro VVB 5 Civ. Unpaved No 4400
Antsirabe ATJ 1523 Civ. Unpaved No 4900
Malaimbandy WML 182 Civ. Unpaved No 3900
Mandabe WMD 290 Civ. Unpaved No 3500

Ports

Name LOCODE Country
Vatomandry MGVAT Madagascar
Mahanoro MGVVB Madagascar

Rainfall

Rainfall accumulation of the past 24h, as detected by the Global Precipitation Measurement mission of NASA. For more information, see https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GPM/main/index.html.

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StormSurge

0.2 m

The maximum Storm surge height is  0.2m in Ambahy, Madagascar. This height is estimated for 21 Feb 2023 22:00 UTC .

The JRC has developed an experimental global storm surge model. The calculations are published about 20 minutes after a new advisory is detected by GDACS. The calculations identify the populated places affected by storm surge up to three days in advance, using the forecasted track. When forecasts change, the associated storm surge changes too and alert levels may go up or down. All links, data, statistics and maps refer to the latest available calculation. If the calculation for the last advisory is not completed, the latest available calculation is shown.

Locations affected by Storm surge (13 locations). Calculation based on advisory number 30 of 17 Feb 2023 22:00:00 UTC. (Simulation using 0.5 minute resolution)

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Storm surge height (m)
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Ambahy Madagascar  0.2
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Ambinanivolo Madagascar  0.2
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Andranotsara Madagascar  0.2
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Nosy-Varika Madagascar  0.1
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Vohitramposina Madagascar  0.1
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Marosiky Madagascar  0.1
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Ambalavontaka Madagascar  0.1
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Ambohitsara Madagascar  0.1
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Manakambahiny Madagascar  0.1
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Masomeloka Madagascar  0.1
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Vatomandry Madagascar  0.1
21 Feb 2023 18:00 Ankarefo Madagascar  0.1
21 Feb 2023 22:00 Anasindrano Madagascar  0.1