Shortly after Tropical Cyclone Francisco formed on Feb. 5 in the Southern Indian Ocean, NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a visible image of the storm. The low-pressure area that had once been Tropical Cyclone Francisco has been lingering in the Southern Indian Ocean since Feb. 6 when it weakened below tropical cyclone status. On 13 February, at 18.00 UTC, its centre was approx.
As we discussed earlier on the developing tropical cyclone #92S near Western Australia, there is another system in the tropics – a Tropical Cyclone Francisco (#13S).It is located far east of Madagascar and Mauritius over the open waters of South Indian Ocean and likely near its peak with sustained winds of around 40 knots and 996 mbar central pressure. Since then, Francisco’s remnants moved into an area of warm waters and low wind shear allowing the low-pressure area to re … Tropical Cyclone “Francisco” makes landfall south of Toamasina, Madagascar admin / February 17, 2020 / Madagascar , Tropical Cyclone Tropical Cyclone “Francisco” re-formed in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, on February 13, 2020, after weakening below tropical cyclone status on February 6.
Feb. 14, 2020 – NASA Catches the Re-birth of Zombie Tropical Cyclone Francisco . On Feb. 5, 2020, the MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a visible image of Tropical Storm Francisco after it formed in the Southern Indian Ocean. 53 km east of Toamasina City (Atsinanana Region), with maximum sustained winds of 74 km/h (tropical storm).