Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in 2021
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Cyclone Apollo, also known as Medicane Nearchus, was a powerful Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone that affected many countries on the Mediterranean coast, especially Italy, in 2021. The storm killed 7 people total, due to flooding from the cyclone, in the countries of Tunisia, Algeria, Malta, and Italy, where the worst of the effects have been felt, especially on the island of Sicily. Damage estimates by the Aon Benfield were set at more than $245 million.
Meteorological history.
Around 22 October 2021, an area of organized thunderstorms formed near the Balearic Islands, with the disturbance becoming more organized and developing an area of low pressure around 24 October. On the next day, the low started to develop a low-level circulation center, and moved into the Tyrrhenian Sea. On 28 October, the system organized even further and intensified, which prompted forecast offices in Europe to name the low. Italy's "Servizio Meteorologico" named the storm "Apollo" (which was then adopted by the Free University of Berlin), while Greece named the storm "Nearchus". On 29 October 2021, a ship in the Mediterranean Sea passed through Apollo and measured a peak wind speed of and a pressure of , indicating that Apollo was still strengthening. After Apollo made its closest approach to Sicily during the overnight hours of 29 October, Apollo appeared to have begun to weaken as its convection waned and its low-level circulation became exposed on visible satellite imagery on 30 October 2021. On 31 October 2021, Apollo made landfall near Bayda and stayed inland until emerging over the Mediterranean a few hours later. On 2 November 2021, Apollo dissipated inland over Turkey.
Preparations and impact.
Heavy rain from the cyclone and its precursor caused heavy rainfall and flooding in Tunisia, Algeria, Southern Italy, and Malta, killing 7 people total. The flooding was especially severe in the provinces of Catania and Siracusa, in Eastern Sicily.
Aftermath and naming.
Some names for the cyclone include the most commonly-used one, "Apollo", which was used by Italy, which used it from its naming list for the 2021-22 windstorm season, and was also used by the Free University of Berlin. The agency Meteo Greece named the system "Nearchus", after the voyager of the same name.
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