Tropical Cyclone Fami, a storm with significant flooding potential, madelandfall upon southwestern Madagascar Tuesday morning, EST.Landfall happened early in the morning, EST, between Morondava and Morombe. Atthe time, Fami was a moderate tropical storm with highest sustained windsreckoned to be near 40 mph, or 65 kph.
Following landfall, Fami weakened to a tropical depression trackingeast-southeastward over hilly landscape in southern Madagascar.
While Fami did not unleash any widespread damaging winds, it did spark rainfallheavy enough for flash flooding.
By AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews.
