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On February 21, 2023, Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall on Madagascar.

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NOAA satellites and those from our international partners monitored

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the storm as it traversed the Indian Ocean.

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Freddy fromed on February 5 near Indonesia and trekked

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more than 4,000 miles before hitting Madagascar.

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Freddy is one of only four storms on record to cross 
the Indian Ocean from east to west.

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It is also the first in the Southern Hemisphere to undergo four

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separate rounds of rapid intensification.

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At its strongest, Freddy had maximum sustained winds of more than

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160 miles per hour, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.

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NOAA's JPSS satellites provided critical data on the storm

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such as location, sea surface temperature and moisture.

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Meanwhile, the geostaitionary satellite Meteosat-9, operated by

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EUMETSAT, provided timely information on the storm system.

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Meteosat-9 tracked Freddy's position and movement,

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and monitored its center of circulation in near real-time.

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Together with international partners, NOAA satellites provide critical

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and life-saving information near and far from home.

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Earth From Orbit: Tropical Cyclone Freddy

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Meteosat-9 Imagery Courtesy of EUMETSAT

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