Cyclone Idai to slam into Mozambique Thursday night with a 'worst case scenario very likely'
Tropical Cyclone Idai is shown approaching landfall in Mozambique late Thursday. By Matthew Cappucci March 14 at 5:13 PM A potentially disastrous cyclone is set to make landfall in the African country of Mozambique, most likely bringing a devastating storm surge and flooding to the nation’s fourth-largest city.
Tropical cyclones spin clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, putting the city of half a million on the extremely dangerous and more intense side of the storm’s eyewall, the zone of most powerful winds and where storm surge is maximized. "Extremely dangerous" tropical cyclone #Idai is approaching landfall in #Mozambique, with sustained max winds of 165 kmh and life threatening storm surge which may coincide with high tide. Potential "worst case scenario" for Beira, says WMO RSMC La Reunion @meteofrance pic.twitter.com/yGJKO1K9xe
Heavy rains ahead of Idai’s wind field have already killed 122 in Mozambique and Malawi, according to Weather.com. An additional eight to 10 inches, with locally more than 14, could occur as the system weakens and dissipates over Mozambique in the next 48 hours.
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