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Cyclone Dineo
Tropical cyclone (SWIO scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
FormedFebruary 13, 2017
DissipatedFebruary 17, 2017
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 140 km/h (85 mph)
1-minute sustained: 150 km/h (90 mph)
Lowest pressure955 hPa (mbar); 28.2 inHg
Fatalities280
Damage$217 million (USD)
Areas affectedMozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi
Part of the 2016–17 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Meteorological history

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Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

On 8 February, the Météo-France office on Réunion (MFR) began discussing the possibility of a low forming in the southern Mozambique Channel during the next week.[1]

Impact

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bulletin for Cyclonic Activity and Significant Tropical Weather in the Southwest Indian Ocean" (PDF). Meteo France La Reunion. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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