 About a month after the previous storm dissipated , the JTWC classified another tropical depression on October 11 about 960 km ( 600 mi ) east @-@ southeast of Seychelles . The system tracked west @-@ southwestward , and the MFR also began issuing warnings on it as Tropical Depression A2 on October 14 . Two days later , the JTWC briefly upgraded the depression to a tropical storm , although MFR only estimated peak 10 ‑ minute winds of 50 km / h ( 30 mph ) . By that time , the storm had turned to the west , passing north of the northern tip of Madagascar . After turning to the west @-@ northwest , the depression dissipated on October 22 . While the depression was active , the MFR also briefly tracked another tropical depression to its northeast , which formed on October 16 about 540 km ( 345 mi ) south @-@ southeast of Diego Garcia . Classified as Tropical Depression A3 by MFR , the depression tracked to the west @-@ southwest , turned to the southeast , and resumed its westward trajectory for several days before dissipating on October 22 . 
