▁was ▁named ▁as ▁Eth el ▁by ▁the ▁Maur it ius ▁Meteor ological ▁Service ▁as ▁it ▁reached ▁tropical ▁storm ▁strength . ▁Late ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁Eth el ▁intens ified ▁into ▁a ▁severe ▁tropical ▁storm , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁intens ify ▁into ▁a ▁category ▁ 1 ▁equivalent ▁tropical ▁cy clone , ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 ,. ▁C ool ▁sea ▁surface ▁temper atures ▁and ▁not ▁very ▁favor able ▁wind ▁she ar ▁made ▁Eth el ▁unable ▁to ▁intens ify ▁further , ▁with ▁the ▁system ▁weak ening ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁Mod er ate ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 ,. ▁So on , ▁con ve ction ▁was ▁disp la ced , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁center , ▁as ▁it ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁an ▁extr at rop ical ▁cy clone , ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 3 ,. ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁J TW C ▁issued ▁their ▁last ▁warning ▁on ▁the ▁system . ▁ ▁Pass ing ▁near ▁Rod rig ues , ▁the ▁storm ▁produced ▁high ▁wind s ▁and ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁across ▁the ▁island . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 4 ‑ hour ▁span , ▁ ▁of ▁rain ▁fell ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁Sign ific ant ▁damage ▁was ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁communication ▁was ▁dis rupted . ▁In j uries ▁were ▁also ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁storm . ▁One ▁person ▁died ▁from ▁elect roc ution ▁in ▁an ▁event ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁cy clone . ▁ ▁In ten se ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁Fun so ▁