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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | 11 January 2024 |
Post-tropical | 18 January 2024 |
Dissipated | Active |
Tropical cyclone | |
10-minute sustained (MFR) | |
Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 964 hPa (mbar); 28.47 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 4 |
Damage | Unknown |
Areas affected | Mauritius, Réunion |
Part of the South-West Indian Ocean |
Cyclone Belal is a currently active tropical cyclone that affected Réunion and Mauritius. The second named storm of the 2023–24 South-West Indian ocean cyclone season, Belal formed from a zone of disturbed weather.
Meteorological history
On 11 January, the MFR marked a zone of disturbed weather, citing the conducive conditions induced by the MJO and an equatorial Rossby wave. The monsoon trough north-northeast of Madagascar had intensified several days prior, as convergence transferred moisture aloft.[1] Concentration of convection near the center increased, particularly in the western section, as the system moved south.[2] By the next day, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) on the potential disturbance, since it was in an environment of very warm sea surface temperatures, high ocean heat content, low vertical shear, and excellent outflow.[3] At 12:00 UTC, the MFR categorized the system as a tropical depression. Additionally, microwave imagery indicated an eye in the lower-layer while the storm steered more westward,[4] and the JTWC began issuing advisories on the system as a tropical cyclone.[5] By 13 January, it intensified to a moderate tropical storm, prompting the MMS to name it Belal.[6] Intense lightning activity within the center further signaled a period of rapid intensification, leading to Belal becoming a severe tropical storm.[7] As the storm developed a well-defined eye, the MFR upgraded Belal to a tropical cyclone early on January 14.[8] However, while Belal recurved southeastward, wind shear began to deteriorate the storm's structure into becoming asymmetrical.[9] The eyewall then struck the island of Réunion during the next day.[10] The storm briefly weakened back into a severe tropical storm,[11] before again becoming a tropical cyclone on 16 January after organization of the CDO.[12] Weakening then continued from dry air intrusion, causing Belal to become a moderate tropical storm on the next day.[13] By the end of 18 January, Belal had degenerated into a remnant low.[14]
Preparations and impact
As the system developed, the MFR issued a yellow cyclone pre-alert for Réunion on 13 January,[15] which was upgraded to an orange cyclone alert on 15:00 UTC the next day.[16] On 13 January, the MMS issued a class I cyclone warning for Mauritius.[17] On 14 January, the MFR would issue a red alert for Réunion as Belal neared the nation.[18] This was the first red alert issued for the island since Cyclone Firinga in January 1989.[19] On 15 January, the MFR would issue a purple alert for Réunion as Belal neared the coast.[20]
The eyewall of Belal remained just offshore the northern coast of Réunion during the storm's closest passage.[21] Three people died during the storm in Réunion.[22] Around 150,000 electricity customers lost power, representing more than a third of the island's population. Around 37,000 people lost access to water.[21] One person died in Mauritius.[23] After the storm's passage, Mauritius' head of meteorology stepped down after his institution was accused of "not giving adequate warning about the storm’s impact."[22]
See also
References
- ^ Zone of Disturbed Weather 02 Warning Number (2/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 11 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Zone of Disturbed Weather 02 Warning Number (3/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 11 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 97S) (Report). United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Tropical Depression 02 Warning Number (6/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 12 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone 05S (Five) Warning No. 1 (Report). United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Current Storm/Cyclone 13 January 2024 04 AM (Report). Mauritius Meteorological Services. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Severe Tropical Storm 02 (Belal) Warning Number (10/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 13 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone 02 (Belal) Warning Number (12/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 14 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone 02 (Belal) Warning Number (16/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone 02 (Belal) Warning Number (18/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Severe Tropical Storm 02 (Belal) Warning Number (19/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone 02 (Belal) Warning Number (20/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Moderate Tropical Storm 02 (Belal) Warning Number (26/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Remnant Low 02 (Belal) Warning Number (32/2/20232024) (PDF) (Report). Météo-France. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Dépression tropicale n°02 : Pre-alerte jaune cyclonique à La Réunion" (in French). Météo-France La Réunion. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Belal Alerte orange cyclonique : « Je me prépare »" (in French). Préfét de La Réunion. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Belal : Maurice passe en alerte cyclonique de classe 1" (in French). Le Mauricien. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "France raises cyclone alert to red as Belal approaches its Reunion island in Indian Ocean". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ Hills, Matt (15 January 2024). "Weather tracker: first red cyclone warning for Réunion since 1989". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "One dead as storm hits French Indian Ocean island". Yahoo News. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ a b "En direct, cyclone Belal à La Réunion : pas de levée de l'alerte rouge avant mardi matin, selon la préfecture". Le Monde. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Mauritius and Reunion assess damage from Indian Ocean cyclone that killed at least 4 people". AP News. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Mohabuth, Yasine; Vock, Ido (15 January 2024). "Cyclone Belal: Flooding as storm hits Réunion and heads for Mauritius". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2024.