1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Systems

Moderate Tropical Storm Anita

|10-min winds=35 |1-min winds=40

Tropical Cyclone Belinda

|10-min winds=65 |1-min winds=70

Tropical Cyclone Carmen

|10-min winds=75 |1-min winds=85 On December 23, Cyclone Carmen passed just west of Rodrigues, producing heavy rainfall and wind gusts of 216 km/h. The storm also dropped rainfall on Réunion.

Tropical Depression Debby

|10-min winds=30 |1-min winds=35

Tropical Cyclone Elspeth

|10-min winds=80 |1-min winds=90

Severe Tropical Storm Flossie

|10-min winds=60 |1-min winds=70

Intense Tropical Cyclone Georgette

|10-min winds=90 |1-min winds=100 Prior to Cyclone Freddy in 2023, Cyclone Georgette was the longest-lasting tropical cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean basin since the advent of satellite imagery. It formed on January 10, 1968, well to the northeast of the Mascarene Islands. Tracking generally westward, Georgette struck northern Madagascar on January 15 as a tropical storm. It moved southwestward in the Mozambique Channel, crossing over eastern Mozambique on January 19. It quickly reached open waters while gradually intensifying, executing a loop off of eastern Mozambique. Georgette continued to the southeast, passing over southern Madagascar on January 28. It was last noted on February 2 after lasting for 24 days.

Georgette killed one person in the Comoros, eight in Mozambique, and 23 in Madagascar. The storm brought heavy, but beneficial rainfall to Réunion.

Tropical Cyclone Henriette

|10-min winds=80 |1-min winds=90 On January 21, Cyclone Henriette passed just east of Rodrigues, producing 165 km/h wind gusts.

Severe Tropical Storm Ida

|10-min winds=50 |1-min winds=55

Ida affected Réunion and Mauritius.

Intense Tropical Cyclone Gina–Janine

|10-min winds=90 |1-min winds=90

Moderate Tropical Storm Karine

|10-min winds=40 |1-min winds=45 The storm passed near Réunion, bringing heavy rainfall that caused river flooding. Six people drowned on the island during the storm's passage.

Moderate Tropical Storm Lottie===

|10-min winds=35 |1-min winds=35

Tropical Cyclone Monique

|10-min winds= 70 |1-min winds= 125

The eye of Cyclone Monique passed just northwest of Rodrigues, producing a minimum pressure of 933 mbar, as well as wind gusts of 276 km/h in the island's interior; this was the highest wind gust on record for the island. The winds wrecked most of the island's crops and destroyed many houses while also causing severe erosion. The outskirts of Monique also produced high waves and dropped rainfall in Réunion.

Tropical Cyclone Noreen

|10-min winds=70 |1-min winds=80

Noreen Existed from April 5th to the 15th.

References

References

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