Dineo is expected to escalate to an intense cyclone
SA is likely to start getting rain from Dineo on Thursday
Tropical storm Dineo is now expected to escalate to an intense cyclone‚ with thrashing winds‚ within a day. The South African Weather Service issued an update on the storm’s development on Tuesday morning. Dineo has grown from a tropical disturbance on Monday to a moderate tropical storm. The latest update indicates that it may grow even stronger. "The Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (RSMC) La Reunion has updated the expected evolution of tropical storm Dineo, which is now expected to reach tropical cyclone stage‚ [with] winds of up to 118km/h-165km/h‚ early on Wednesday. "Further intensification is expected and the storm will reach the intense tropical cyclone [stage‚ with] winds of up to 166km/h-212km/h around midday on Wednesday‚ before making landfall at midnight near Inhambane in southern Mozambique‚" the weather service said in a statement.
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