2018-19 South-West Indian Ocean Cyclone Season

The 2018-19 South West Indian Ocean Cyclone Season was a record breaking season featuring above average cyclone formation, the most destructive season on record and the most deadly in world history. It also featured Cyclone Njazi, the strongest cyclone on record, bypassing 1979s Typhoon Tip.

Moderate Tropical Storm Alcide Alcide formed from a weak tropical low 200 miles east northeast of Rodrigues, Mauritius. The Tropical low slowly trekked southward, eventually strengthening into a moderate tropical storm. The MFR named it Alcide. After two days, Alcide reached its peak intensity of 55 mph winds and a minimum barometric pressure of 989 millibars. Shortly after, Alcide began extratropical transition. It completed this an sped up to 34 mph to the south west. The MFR, announced Alcide had officially 2400 miles south of Rodrigues.

Tropical Cyclone Bouchra On October 26, 2018, tropical moisture from the North Indian Ocean traveled south and rapidly organized into Moderate Tropical Storm Bouchra. Bouchra continued intensifying and reach maximum intensity on October 30, with 100 mph winds, just short of Intense Tropical Cyclone Intensity. On October 31, Bouchra struck the Seychelles with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph winds. Bouchra was responsible for 56 deaths in Seychelles and 230 million USD in damages. Bouchra continued south where it dissapated just north of Madagascar on November 2.

Severe Tropical Storm Cilida Cilida formed on December 12, and dissapated over open water on December 15, with no damages, deaths or overall effects to land.

'''Moderate Tropical Storm Desmond''' Desmond was the only tropical storm to directly impact the Diego Garcia island chain. Desmond caused one indirect death and 3 million in damages.

'''Very intense Tropical Cyclone Eketsang'''