Cyclone Felleng

Intense Tropical Cyclone Felleng
Intense Tropical Cyclone Felleng on 30 January 2013
Meteorological history
Formed25 January 2013
Dissipated3 February 2013
Intense tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (MFR)
Highest winds175 km/h (110 mph)
Lowest pressure935 hPa (mbar); 27.61 inHg
Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds215 km/h (130 mph)
Lowest pressure937 hPa (mbar); 27.67 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities18
Damage>$10 million (2013 USD)
Areas affectedSeychelles, Madagascar, and Réunion

Part of the 2012–13 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Intense Tropical Cyclone Felleng was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused destruction across Seychelles, Madagascar, and Réunion. The seventh Tropical Disturbance, sixth named storm, and the third Intense Tropical Cyclone of the 2012–13 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Felleng originated from an area of atmospheric convection embedded in the Intertropical Convergence Zone.

In total, Felleng caused 18 fatalities and above US$10 million in damages.