Tropical Storm Ana (2022)
Moderate Tropical Storm Ana shortly after landfall in Mozambique on 24 January | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 20 January 2022 |
| Dissipated | 26 January 2022 |
| Severe tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (MFR) | |
| Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 987 hPa (mbar); 29.15 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 993 hPa (mbar); 29.32 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 142 |
| Damage | $27 million (2022 USD) |
| Areas affected | Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Zambia |
Part of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
Severe Tropical Storm Ana was a deadly tropical cyclone that affected the African nations of Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique and was the fourth-deadliest tropical cyclone in 2022, after the Western Pacific Tropical Storm Megi and Tropical Storm Nalgae, and Atlantic Hurricane Ian. The first named storm of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Ana developed from an area of convection that was designated as Invest 93S northeast of Madagascar.