Medicane Jibril (Lucarius)

Medicane Jibril also known as Medicane 01M, Hurricane Jibril or Cyclone Jibril was an unusual cyclone that exhibited tropical characteristics, enough of which to classify the storm as such. Jibril originated from the remnant moisture of Hurricane Rebekah after they had entered the Mediterranean Sea on September 18. The remnants began to acquire a rotation and began to sustain convection, developing into a Subtropical depression by September 20.

The system, with limited strengthening up until this point, had acquired gale force winds early on September 21. The Mediterranean Cyclone Center (MCC) had named it Jibril, while the United States National Research Laboratory (NRL) had given it the designation ''Subtropical Storm 01M. ''Jibril would begin to transition to a tropical cyclone, completing this process the same day. In the days following, intensification would accelerate due to it's newfound tropical nature. This would result in a Category 1 saffir-simpson equivalent medicane on the 23rd. Intensification continued for the next 30 hours, finally reaching it's conclusion with Jibril being 105 mph (165 km/h) with a pressure of 966 mbar, the lowest recorded in the Mediterranean Sea on reliable record according to the MCC. The storm would then weaken due to upwelling caused by stalling, finally degenerating once again into a remnant low on September 26. The remnants would be absorbed by an Extratropical cyclone the next day. Jibril would be devastating for many parts of Southern France, specifically the city of Marseille. Catestrophic flooding, enhanced by the stalling motion, would be the main cause of such damage. 16 total casualties were found.