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Cyclone Edwige (1996)

Cyclone Edwige formed in the South Indian Ocean on 18 February 1996 and faded on 29 February 1996. Peak wind 176 km/h (95 kt), category 2, lowest pressure 945 hPa. Landfall: Madagascar.

176 km/hPeak wind · 95 kt
945 hPaLowest pressure
11.8 daysDuration
4,527 kmTrack length · ACE 9.8
MadagascarMadagascar
Cyclone Edwige (1996)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

63119154178209252182022242628

Landfalls

DateCountries hitLandfall windNearby
27 February 1996 03:00 UTCC2Madagascar172 km/hSahavato · 23 km
28 February 1996 15:00 UTCTSMadagascar80 km/hMahanoro · 35 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

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