Cyclone Gombe

Intense Tropical Cyclone Gombe was a strong tropical cyclone that became the first storm to make a major landfall in Nampula Province, Mozambique, since Cyclone Jokwe in 2008. It had a maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph), maximum 1-minute sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph), and a minimum central pressure of 960 millibars (28 inHg). It was formed on 5 March 2022 and finished on 17 March 2022.

Intense Tropical Cyclone Gombe

Intense tropical cyclone (SWIO scale)
Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Gombe making landfall in Mozambique at peak intensity on 10 March.
Formed	5 March 2022
Dissipated	17 March 2022
Highest winds	10-minute sustained: 165 km/h (105 mph) 1-minute sustained: 185 km/h (115 mph)
Lowest pressure	960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Fatalities	62 total, 1 missing
Damage	Unknown
Areas affected	Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique
Part of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Cyclone Gombe killed at least 62 people, and affected over 400,000 people in Mozambique. Tens of thousands of homes were heavily damaged by the storm in Mozambique. Some deaths were reported in Madagascar and Malawi.^[1]