Cyclone Amara on December 21, along with Réunion and Mauritius
Meteorological history
Formed
December 15, 2013
Remnant low
December 23, 2013
Dissipated
December 27, 2013
Intense tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (MF)
Highest winds
205 km/h (125 mph)
Highest gusts
285 km/h (180 mph)
Lowest pressure
935 hPa (mbar); 27.61 inHg
Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds
240 km/h (150 mph)
Lowest pressure
926 hPa (mbar); 27.34 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
None
Damage
None
Areas affected
Rodrigues
IBTrACS / [1]
Part of the 2013–14 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Intense Tropical Cyclone Amara was a tropical cyclone that brought stormy conditions to Rodrigues in December 2013. Amara was the first named storm in the southwest Indian Ocean during the later half of 2013, and developed from a disturbance within the monsoon trough on December 15. The following day, the system attained tropical depression status. Despite its ill-defined organization, the depression was able to continue strengthening, reaching moderate tropical storm status on December 16 as it tracked southwest. Situated in a favorable atmospheric environment, a period of rapid intensification ensued after Amara reached tropical cyclone status on December 18. After fluctuating in strength, the cyclone peaked with maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 935 mbar (hPa; 27.61 inHg) on December 21,[nb 1] making it an intense tropical cyclone based on the intensity scale utilized by Météo-France. Shortly after, wind shear increased as Amara tracked southeast, resulting in a weakening phase. The shearing effects caused the cyclone to rapidly decay, and by December 23, Amara degenerated into a remnant low.
Amara was initially expected to track directly over the island of Rodrigues, prompting widespread precautionary measures and resulting in the issuance of a Class 4 warning – denoting a warning of highest urgency – by the Mauritius Meteorological Services. Though the tropical cyclone eventually passed to the east of the island, Amara was close enough to Rodrigues to severely affect the island. Strong winds, peaking at a measured 152 km/h (94 mph) in Pointe Canon, resulted in widespread infrastructural damage, including the tearing of metal sheeting and uprooting of trees. Widespread power outages cut power to 12,000 homes and shut off communications to and from the island. Heavy rains produced by Amara also triggered flooding in some locations and caused soil erosion.
^"AMARA : 2013-12-15 TO 2013-12-27". Météo-France La Réunion. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
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