▁more ▁favor able ▁on ▁January   2 7 , ▁allowing ▁Dor ina ▁to ▁re - int ens ify ▁slightly ▁as ▁it ▁re develop ed ▁an ▁eye ▁feature . ▁On ▁that ▁day , ▁the ▁storm ▁passed ▁about ▁ 2 5 0   km ▁( 1 5 5   mi ) ▁south ▁of ▁Rod rig ues , ▁producing ▁g ust s ▁of ▁ 1 1 5   km / h ▁( 7 0   m ph ). ▁Sub sequently , ▁Dor ina ▁turned ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁influenced ▁by ▁another ▁passing ▁tr ough ▁that ▁had ▁absor bed ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁F od ah . ▁Str ong ▁wind ▁she ar ▁caused ▁the ▁storm ▁to ▁weak en ▁again . ▁On ▁January   3 1 , ▁Dor ina ▁became ▁extr at rop ical ▁while ▁turning ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁tr ough . ▁ ▁Se vere ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁F od ah ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁E lic eca ▁diss ip ated ▁over ▁Mad agas car , ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁dist urbed ▁weather ▁pers isted ▁over ▁the ▁Moz amb ique ▁Channel , ▁sp aw ning ▁a ▁low ▁pressure ▁area ▁near ▁Juan ▁de ▁Nova ▁Island ▁on ▁January   2 1 . ▁Con ve ction ▁greatly ▁increased ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁indicating ▁the ▁system ▁became ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance . ▁Mov ing ▁south ward , ▁the ▁system ▁became ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁on ▁January   2 3 ▁as ▁the