UPDATE: Tropical cyclone Dineo upgraded to cyclone status

DINEO has been upgraded to tropical cyclone status and is expected to reach landfall in South Africa tomorrow morning According to the NASA website, strong thunderstorms spiralled into the heart of Tropical Cyclone Dineo on Valentine’s Day (Tuesday, 14 February) as it continued to strengthen in the Mozambique Channel. “On 14 February at 2.45am EST the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s terra satellite captured a visible image of Dineo that showed strong thunderstorms wrapping into and around the ‘heart’ or centre of the storm’s low-level circulation. A thick band of powerful thunderstorms from the eastern quadrant wrapped south and west into the centre.