2022 South West Indian Ocean Season

The 2022 season was a very active season with 14 tropcial storms, 6 tropical cyclones, and 2 intense cyclones.

Nathan was the strongest as a super cyclone, stronger than Tristan, but it wasn't as deadly as Tristan, only causing 45 deaths and costing 45,000 USD.

Super Cyclone Tristan was the deadliest with 100 fatalities, and over 50,000 USD in damages.

Cyclone Fernando was the longest storm, lasting 2 weeks on waters.

Tropical Cyclone Zania was the final storm of the season, dissipating on December 28, marking the end of this season.

Tropical Cyclone Abela
On May 8, a tropical depression was detected 1000 miles offshore from Madagascar, this depression was beginning to organize itself. As it organized, this storm also began to intensify, and circulate. And this depression then became a Tropical Storm, and the JMC named this storm Abela. Abela was very near to Madagascar, on May 10, Abela made landfall on South Eastern Madagascar, but soon after landfall, Abela dissipated.

Cyclone Bransby
On May 12, a tropical depression was detected in the open Southern Indian Ocean, this depression was strengthening quickly, pressure dropped and its development were aided due to the warm waters. This depression soon became tropical storm Bransby, Bransby was a quick storm with fast winds, and its pressure was dropping slowly, but surely. Bransby soon became a Cyclone, becoming Cyclone Bransby. Bransby then moved to Madagascar, on May 14, Bransby made landfall on Eastern Madagascar, Bransby moved inland, and lost winds and its pressure rised. When Bransby moved back into the waters, Bransby slowly weakened, Bransby went under Madagascar and soon dissipated on May 17. No remnants were found.