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Gombe: INAM issues alert on storm threatening the Mozambique Channel
12:17 CAT | 08 Mar 2022
Image: Meteo France
A storm that hit Madagascar today is highly likely to enter the Mozambique channel in the coming days, the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) has announced, urging citizens to be on the look-out for further warnings
“Current projections indicate that this weather system could reach Madagascar and has a strong potential to reach the Mozambique Channel,” INAM said yesterday in a statement.
“INAM continues to monitor” the situation and “calls on the population to continue to follow the warnings issued by the authorities”, it added.
According to the French Meteorological Centre for Mauritius, which tracks cyclonic activity in the southwestern Indian Ocean, the atmospheric depression was named Gombe when it reached the level of a moderate tropical storm.
The weather system could evolve into the ‘cyclone’ category and approach the coast of Nampula province over the coming weekend. (Friday or Saturday).
Here is the Météo France forecast cone for #Gombe. They anticipate it will become a tropical cyclone before landfalling in Mozambique Friday or Saturday local time. pic.twitter.com/qZMfXEsADd
— AWT (@Canadian_wx) March 8, 2022
According to the most recent report by the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD), 72 people have already died in Mozambique in the current rain/cyclone season, which officially lasts from October 1 to the end of April.
Most of the deaths were caused by landslides and floods, with others resulting from lightning and fires.
Until the end of the season, awareness-raising actions will continue to urge the population to stay away from flood areas and ensure that food and other essential items are kept safe.
Tropical Storm #Gombe has become the fifth tropical cyclone to make landfall over #Madagascar in just over six weeks. It is bringing heavy rain to the north of the country today before emerging over the Mozambique Channel tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/axBj6TvNsM
— Met Office Storms (@metofficestorms) March 8, 2022
🌀 Animation de la tempête #GOMBE avec les images EUMETSAT, où on constate que le système s’est intensifié sur l’océan Indien juste avant de toucher Madagascar. Le déplacement sur les terres Malgaches est Ouest, en direction du Canal du Mozambique.
© https://t.co/SSDFkag7pD pic.twitter.com/jyfuriSdbC
— L’œil du cyclone (@Firinga_le_site) March 8, 2022
[South-West Indian Ocean]
• JTWC Warning #2 on Tropical Cyclone #19S (#Gombe) as of 0900 UTC, March 08, 2022. pic.twitter.com/l6tU4T685A
— Weather Updates from Eggy (@eggwardjwx) March 8, 2022
Tropical Disturbance 9 is off NE #Madagascar & can strengthen to Moderate TS #Gombe before striking NE Madagascar Tuesday. Flooding rains in N Madagascar through midweek. It can reach the N Mozambique Channel around midweek and may eventually threaten N #Mozambique late week. pic.twitter.com/k3ugyf8jng
— Jason Nicholls (@jnmet) March 7, 2022
It is becoming increasingly clear now that Tropical #Storm #Gombe will track across northern Madagascar and into the Mozambique channel, where it could significantly re-intensify. Main question seems to be now whether it will proceed straight across the channel or turn southward. pic.twitter.com/HD3apZhYqp
— Sausiuswx (@Sausius_wx) March 7, 2022
Le 9ème système de la saison se nomme #GOMBE.
Malheureusement c’est Madagascar qui est la cible de cette tempête, pour la 5ème fois cette saison !
À 18 UTC, les vents en mer sont estimés à 83 km/h avec des rafales à 100 km/h.
Situé à 18Z à 125 km d’Antalaha et 165 km de Mananara pic.twitter.com/4QdObCF48a— L’œil du cyclone (@Firinga_le_site) March 7, 2022
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