Tropical Storm Ana (2022)

Severe Tropical Storm Ana
Moderate Tropical Storm Ana shortly after landfall in Mozambique on 24 January
Meteorological history
Formed20 January 2022
Dissipated26 January 2022
Severe tropical storm
10-minute sustained (MFR)
Highest winds95 km/h (60 mph)
Lowest pressure987 hPa (mbar); 29.15 inHg
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds95 km/h (60 mph)
Lowest pressure993 hPa (mbar); 29.32 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities142
Damage$25 million (2022 USD)[1]
Areas affectedMadagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Zambia

Part of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Severe Tropical Storm Ana was a deadly tropical cyclone that affected the African nations of Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique and was the third-deadliest tropical cyclone in 2022, after the Western Pacific Tropical Storm Megi and Atlantic Hurricane Ian. The first named storm of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Ana developed from an area of convection that was designated as Invest 93S northeast of Madagascar.

  1. ^ Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap (PDF) (Report). Aon Benfield. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.