WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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RA I/TCC-XIX/Doc. 4.2(2)
(13.IX.2010)
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RA I TROPICAL CYCLONE COMMITTEE
FOR THE SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN
NINETEENTH SESSION
ITEM 4.2
NAIROBI, KENYA
20 TO 24 SEPTEMBER 2010
Original: ENGLISH
REVIEW OF THE 2008/2009 AND 2009/2010 CYCLONE SEASONS
Reports of Members on significant/notable cyclones of the seasons
Report from Mozambique
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After the Intense Tropical Cyclone “Jokwe” that affected the coastal districts of Nampula
Province in northern Mozambique on 8th Marh 2008 (2007/2008 season) with the greatest
impacts over the Mozambique Island with the 10 fatalities and destruction of infrastructures and
crops, the tropical cyclone seasons of 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 were of lower tropical cyclone
activity with significant impact in the mainland as well as over Mozambique Channel.
2008/2009 Cyclone Season – during this season over Mozambique channel formed a tropical
cyclone which was baptized by “Izilda”. IZILDA reached its peak intensity on 26 March 2009
with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h according to the RSMC La Reunion. However, the
southeast coast of Madagascar, parts of the coast of Mozambique, in addition to Europa Island,
were affected by rough seas, with waves sometimes reaching over 8 metres of height, but not
resulting in negative impacts to the shipping near of the Mozambique coast. The cyclone
contributed to increase the levels of rainfall in the coastal districts of Sofala and Inhambane
provinces.
The National Institute of Meteorology was called upon to provide special warnings and alerts to
the different organizations whose activity is carried out on the coast and offshore and the
authorities in Mozambique also advised fishermen not to go out sea.
2009/2010 Cyclone Season – during this season there was no meaningful tropical system that
affected or influenced the weather conditions in the both mainland and Mozambique channel.
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