 Late on February 22 , a tropical depression formed within a broad area of convection south of the Comoros in the Mozambique Channel . With warm water temperatures , it gradually intensified while moving east @-@ southeastward , and MFR upgraded it to Tropical Storm Elizabetha on February 24 . After reaching winds of 65 km / h ( 40 mph ) , the storm weakened back to tropical depression status and turned sharply southward , making landfall just west of Mahajanga in western Madagascar . Elizabetha weakened further over land and dissipated on February 26 , producing wind gusts of 87 km / h ( 54 mph ) at Mahajanga . The JTWC did not issue any advisories in the storm . 
