 In February , two tropical storms were active near the Mascarene Islands . Tropical Storm Bemezava was a weak storm that took an erratic track around the island of Rodrigues . Tropical Storm Clotilda , the most damaging of the season , stalled near Réunion for three days , producing 2 @,@ 723 mm ( 107 @.@ 2 in ) of rainfall at Bébourg . The rainfall totals approached the world record precipitation totals set by Cyclone Hyacinthe in 1980 . The rains killed 10 people , destroyed 120 houses , and caused $ 2 million ( 1987 USD ) in damage . Later , Daodo in March was the strongest storm of the season and the only to attain tropical cyclone status , reaching of 135 km / h ( 85 mph ) . Elizabeta was the final storm of the season tracked by the MFR , forming south of Madagascar in April and dissipating on April 29 . 
