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Draft:Cyclone Ialy

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Draft:Cyclone Ialy
Cyclone Ialy near peak intensity on 21 May
Meteorological history
Formed12 May 2024
Remnant low22 May 2024
Dissipated22 May 2024
Tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (MFR)
Highest winds120 km/h (75 mph)
Lowest pressure981 hPa (mbar); 28.97 inHg
Category 1-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds120 km/h (75 mph)
Lowest pressure987 hPa (mbar); 29.15 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities2
Injuries6
DamageUnknown
Areas affectedKenya

Part of the 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Tropical Cyclone Ialy was a rare off-season tropical cyclone that became the first on record to impact Kenya. The final storm of the 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Ialy formed out of a

Meteorological history

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Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Preparations and impact

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See also

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References

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  • "IALY : 2025-05-12 to 2025-05-22". Météo-France. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  • "IALY Best Track Data". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original (TXT) on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  • "Tropical Cyclone Ialy". EUMETSAT. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  • United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (6 June 2024). "Eastern Africa: Humanitarian Snapshot (As of May 2024)". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  • "2024 East Africa Flooding and Cyclones". Disaster Philantropy. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  • "Two dead in Kenya's Coast region in Cyclone Ialy aftermath". Daily Nation. The EastAfrican. 22 May 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  • Akolo, Judith (21 May 2024). "Record breaking Tropical Cyclone Ialy to dissipate at 1 degree South of Equator Wednesday". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2025.