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Major Tropical Cyclone HELLEN (21S) Striking Populated NW Madagascar
Latest Position
Tropical cyclone HELLEN (21S) was located near 15.6ºS, 45.7ºE , about 445km NNW of Antananarivo, Madagascar, at 05:30UTC on March 31, 2014, tracking southeastward at 9 km/h, according to JTWC.
The powerful typhoon was packing maximum wind speeds of more than 230 km/h, with max. wind gusts of 280 km/hr, but had begun weakening over the past few hours.
HELLEN was generating significant waves of about 12-meters high. Storm surges could inundate low-lying, populated coastal areas.
Tropical cyclone HELLEN (21S). IR (NHC Enhancement) Satellite Image. Source: UW/CIMSS