February 25, 2023 - Freddy Strikes Mozambique

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Once a Category 5 Tropical Cyclone spinning over the Indian Ocean,
Freddy made landfall over Mozambique’s Inhambane Province on February
24, 2023, as a severe tropical storm.

Near the time that Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of
Freddy moving over the coast on February 24, maximum sustained winds
were estimated at about 70 mph (113 km/h). Wind speeds dropped quickly
once the center had fully moved over land, prompting the Joint Typhoon
Warning Center (JTWC) to issue its final advisory on Tropical Cyclone
Freddy at 10:00 a.m. EST (1500 UTC) on that same day.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that the storm could
bring cumulative rainfall totals of 200-300 millimeters (8-12 in) with
up to 500 millimeters (19.7 in) over 72 hours in the worst hit areas of
Mozambique and Zimbabwe. ReliefWeb echoed concerns about extreme
rainfall, which may bring months-worth of rainfall in the space of a
few days. Severe and widespread flooding could affect up to 1.75
million people. Early reports from the region nearest landfall stated
that trees were downed and some roofs were damaged.

Prior to striking Mozambique, Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall
over Madagascar on February 21 carrying maximum sustained winds of
about 80 mph (130 km/h) or the equivalent of a Category 1 storm on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. ReliefWeb reports early
assessments on Madagascar reveal that 79,000 people on that island have
been affected by the storm, with 22,500 displaced and at least 7 people
dead. Property damage includes more than 3,079 houses flooded, 9,696
damaged, and 1,206 totally destroyed.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 2/24/2023
Resolutions: 1km (229.7 KB), 500m (796.1 KB), 250m (2.5 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-02-25

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