title: List of South-West Indian Ocean cyclones before 1900
text: # List of South-West Indian Ocean cyclones before 1900
  
  The following is a list of South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclones before the year 1900, or 20th century.
  
  ## Storms
  
  ### 1848
  
  On January 11, 1848, the first tropical cyclone on record was observed in the basin.
  
  ### April 1892 Mauritius cyclone
  
  1200 deaths - 50,000 homeless. The most dramatic and the most devastating cyclone in the history of the country. Sugar production fell 42%. A third of the city of Port Louis was destroyed in a few hours.
  
  ### February 1899 Madagascar cyclone
  
  On February 4, a cyclone hit Vohemar in northeastern Madagascar, producing a minimum pressure of 972 mbar (28.7 inHg).
  
  