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Cyclone Names
List of names of storms/cyclones to be used in the southwest Indian Ocean during Cyclone Season 2020-2021
S.No. |
Name |
Provided by |
Named by |
Named on |
1 |
ALICIA |
France (F) |
Mauritius Meteorological Services |
13 November 2020 |
2 |
BONGOYO |
Tanzanie (F) |
Mauritius Meteorological Services |
07 December 2020 |
3 |
CHALANE |
Lesotho (M) |
Mauritius Meteorological Services |
24 December 2020 |
4 |
DANILO |
Maurice (M) |
Mauritius Meteorological Services |
01 January 2021 |
5 |
ELOISE |
Seychelles (F) |
Mauritius Meteorological Services |
17 January 2021 |
6 |
FARAJI |
Kenya (M) |
|
|
7 |
GUAMBE |
Mozambique (M) |
|
|
8 |
HABANA |
Botswana (M) |
|
|
9 |
IMAN |
Maurice (F) |
|
|
10 |
JOBO |
Lesotho (M) |
|
|
11 |
KANGA |
Afrique du Sud (N) |
|
|
12 |
LUDZI |
Malawi (N) |
|
|
13 |
MELINA |
Tanzanie (F) |
|
|
14 |
NATHAN |
France (M) |
|
|
15 |
ONIAS |
Zimbabwe (M) |
|
|
16 |
PELAGIE |
Madagascar (F) |
|
|
17 |
QUAMAR |
Comores (M) |
|
|
18 |
RITA |
Seychelles (F) |
|
|
19 |
SOLANI |
Swaziland (M) |
|
|
20 |
TARIK |
Maurice (M) |
|
|
21 |
URILIA |
Afrique du Sud |
|
|
22 |
VUYANE |
Lesotho |
|
|
23 |
WAGNER |
Kenya (M) |
|
|
24 |
XUSA |
Malawi |
|
|
25 |
YARONA |
Botswana (N) |
|
|
26 |
ZACARIAS |
Mozambique (M) |
|
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* Joshua was named by Bureau of Meteorology Australia on 16 January 2021 and it entered the SWIO on 17 January 2021.
Cylones coming from the Australian Region will retain their original name when they enter in the zone of Responsibility of Mauritius.