07 March 2023 | Vox Weather Forecast

07 March 2023 | Vox Weather Forecast "History is being made in the tropical cyclone world. Dubbing this storm as “extremely rare” just won't cut it anymore. Freddy is now something never seen before, a truly one-of-a-kind tropical cyclone. On February 3, when Freddy was born in Australia's northwest, there were indications that this cyclone might be exceptional. It was the first Category 5 hurricane of 2023, the first to cross the 10,000 km-wide Indian Ocean, and it smashed the previous record for the most amount of cyclone energy ever measured. Freddy had made not one but two landfalls to western Madagascar and Africa’s Mozambique, killing several. And still, this storm and its record streak is far from over. Cyclone Freddy will be the longest-lived cyclone the world has ever documented. In a bit of a show-off fashion, Freddy is forecast to crush the previous record set back in 1994: Hurricane John’s 31-day streak across the Pacific. Freddy will retain tropical characteristics for at least another week. Consequently, it has racked up an extremely puzzling storm track." - The Weather Network 🔥FIRE DANGER WARNINGS🔥 Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of the Northern Cape and Letsemeng local Municipality in the Free State." #voxweather #FREDDY #CycloneFreddy #Flooding