▁system ▁organized ▁further , ▁a ided ▁by ▁an ▁ant icy clone ▁al o ft . ▁On ▁January   2 4 , ▁the ▁de pression ▁intens ified ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁F od ah ▁while ▁near ▁Europa ▁Island , ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁became ▁a ▁severe ▁tropical ▁storm . ▁The ▁M FR ▁estimated ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 0 0   km / h ▁( 6 5   m ph ), ▁while ▁the ▁J TW C , ▁which ▁initi ated ▁advis ories ▁that ▁day ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁ 0 9 S , ▁estimated ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 8 5   km / h ▁( 5 0   m ph ). ▁Gust s ▁on ▁Europa ▁Island ▁were ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 1 0   km / h ▁( 7 0   m ph ), ▁despite ▁the ▁storm ▁being ▁nearby . ▁A ▁strong ▁band ▁of ▁con ve ction ▁spread ▁along ▁the ▁Mad agas car ▁coast line , ▁producing ▁g ust s ▁of ▁ 1 8 0   km / h ▁( 1 1 0   m ph ) ▁at ▁Mor om be . ▁F od ah ▁also ▁produced ▁ ▁of ▁ra inf all , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁high ▁se as . ▁Mov ing ▁around ▁the ▁r idge , ▁F od ah ▁continued ▁south ward , ▁encounter ing ▁stronger ▁wind ▁she ar ▁on ▁January   2 5 . ▁Ste ady ▁weak ening ▁comm enced ▁as ▁the ▁con ve ction ▁d eter ior ated , ▁and ▁F od ah ▁became ▁extr at rop ical ▁on ▁January