1 3 5   km / h ▁( 8 5   m ph ). ▁F at ima ▁turned ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁on ▁March   3 1 ▁and ▁acceler ated , ▁weak ening ▁to ▁tropical ▁storm ▁status ▁due ▁to ▁upper - level ▁wind ▁she ar . ▁As ▁it ▁was ▁approaching ▁ 9 0 °   E , ▁F at ima ▁became ▁extr at rop ical ▁on ▁April   1 . ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁G 1 ▁ ▁On ▁March   3 0 , ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁con ve ction ▁spawn ed ▁a ▁small ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁about ▁ 3 1 0   km ▁( 1 9 0   mi ) ▁east ▁of ▁To am as ina ▁off ▁the ▁eastern ▁coast ▁of ▁Mad agas car . ▁Class ified ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁Dist urb ance ▁G 1 , ▁the ▁system ▁initially ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁west - n orth west ▁and ▁had ▁poor ly - organ ized ▁con ve ction . ▁On ▁April   1 , ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁turned ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁organized ▁more ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁con ve ction . ▁Later ▁that ▁day ▁it ▁turned ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁toward ▁Mad agas car . ▁On ▁April   2 , ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁intens ified ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression , ▁reaching ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 5 0   km / h ▁( 3 0   m ph ). ▁At ▁ 0 9 : 0 0   UTC ▁that ▁day , ▁the ▁system ▁made ▁land fall ▁about