Cyclone Idai (2019)

Track & history

Peak wind

130 mph / 215 km/h

Min pressure

947 mb

Dates

Mar 4 – Mar 16

Landfall

Dondo

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Storm history

Idai formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2019 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 947 mb. It made landfall near Dondo, Mozambique. The system was tracked for 13 days.

Track data

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Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
2019-03-04 00:00	18.0°S 38.0°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1005 mb
2019-03-04 06:00	17.8°S 37.9°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1001 mb
2019-03-04 12:00	17.7°S 37.3°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	997 mb
2019-03-04 18:00	17.3°S 37.3°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1003 mb
2019-03-05 00:00	17.0°S 37.2°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1004 mb
2019-03-05 06:00	16.9°S 37.2°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1004 mb
2019-03-05 12:00	16.8°S 37.1°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1002 mb
2019-03-05 18:00	16.5°S 37.1°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1002 mb

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2019-03-06 00:00	16.1°S 37.1°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1003 mb
2019-03-06 06:00	15.7°S 37.1°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1004 mb
2019-03-06 12:00	15.3°S 36.9°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1004 mb
2019-03-06 18:00	15.0°S 36.4°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1007 mb
2019-03-07 00:00	15.2°S 35.9°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	1008 mb
2019-03-07 06:00	15.3°S 35.8°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1006 mb
2019-03-07 12:00	15.4°S 35.8°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	1006 mb
2019-03-07 18:00	15.5°S 35.7°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	1007 mb
2019-03-08 00:00	15.9°S 35.8°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	1007 mb
2019-03-08 06:00	16.1°S 36.4°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	1007 mb
2019-03-08 12:00	16.3°S 37.2°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	1007 mb
2019-03-08 18:00	16.5°S 38.1°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1005 mb
2019-03-09 00:00	16.8°S 39.1°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1004 mb
2019-03-09 06:00	17.0°S 40.2°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1005 mb
2019-03-09 12:00	17.0°S 41.3°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1004 mb
2019-03-09 18:00	17.1°S 42.0°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1002 mb
2019-03-10 00:00	17.2°S 42.4°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1002 mb
2019-03-10 06:00	17.3°S 42.6°E	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	996 mb
2019-03-10 12:00	17.2°S 43.0°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	990 mb
2019-03-10 18:00	17.2°S 43.2°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	980 mb
2019-03-11 00:00	17.3°S 43.1°E	C2	110 mph / 175 km/h	965 mb
2019-03-11 06:00	17.3°S 43.0°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	950 mb
2019-03-11 12:00	17.6°S 42.8°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	951 mb
2019-03-11 18:00	17.7°S 42.4°E	C3	120 mph / 195 km/h	956 mb
2019-03-12 00:00	18.0°S 42.2°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	959 mb
2019-03-12 06:00	18.3°S 41.8°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	968 mb
2019-03-12 12:00	18.7°S 41.3°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	968 mb
2019-03-12 18:00	19.0°S 40.8°E	C2	110 mph / 175 km/h	964 mb
2019-03-13 00:00	19.2°S 40.1°E	C2	110 mph / 175 km/h	966 mb
2019-03-13 06:00	19.3°S 39.6°E	C2	110 mph / 175 km/h	966 mb
2019-03-13 12:00	19.4°S 39.0°E	C3	120 mph / 195 km/h	960 mb
2019-03-13 18:00	19.5°S 38.5°E	C4	130 mph / 215 km/h	948 mb
2019-03-14 00:00	19.7°S 37.9°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	953 mb
2019-03-14 06:00	19.8°S 37.2°E	C3	120 mph / 195 km/h	958 mb
2019-03-14 12:00	19.9°S 36.4°E	C2	110 mph / 175 km/h	967 mb
2019-03-14 18:00	19.8°S 35.6°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	968 mb
2019-03-15 00:00	19.7°S 34.8°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	965 mb
2019-03-15 06:00	19.4°S 34.2°E	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	977 mb
2019-03-15 12:00	19.3°S 33.5°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	987 mb
2019-03-15 18:00	19.2°S 32.9°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	995 mb
2019-03-16 00:00	19.0°S 32.2°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1000 mb
2019-03-16 06:00	18.7°S 31.7°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1010 mb
2019-03-16 12:00	18.5°S 31.4°E	—	—	—

Cyclone Idai 2019 FAQ

Did Cyclone Idai 2019 make landfall?

Yes. Idai made landfall near Dondo, Mozambique on Mar 15 2019, with sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) at the first landfall.

How strong did Idai get in 2019?

Idai peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 947 mb.

When did Idai form and dissipate?

Idai was first tracked on Mar 4 2019 and last tracked on Mar 16 2019, about 13 days in all.