). ▁Wind ▁she ar ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁caused ▁the ▁storm ▁to ▁weak en ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression , ▁although ▁He ida ▁briefly ▁re - int ens ified ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁storm ▁on ▁February   6 . ▁A ▁tr ough ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁ste ered ▁the ▁circul ation ▁to ▁the ▁south - s outh west ▁and ▁increased ▁wind ▁she ar , ▁resulting ▁in ▁He ida ' s ▁diss ip ation ▁on ▁February   8 . ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁In grid ▁ ▁On ▁February   2 2 , ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁formed ▁south west ▁of ▁Diego ▁Gar cia . ▁It ▁moved ▁west ward , ▁intens ifying ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁In grid ▁on ▁February   2 4 . ▁That ▁day , ▁the ▁J TW C ▁began ▁issu ing ▁advis ories ▁on ▁the ▁storm ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁ 1 3 S . ▁In grid ▁turned ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁while ▁passing ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁St . ▁Br andon , ▁where ▁wind s ▁reached ▁ 5 6   km / h ▁( 3 5   m ph ). ▁After ▁continued ▁intens ification , ▁the ▁storm ▁became ▁a ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁on ▁February   2 6 ▁while ▁passing ▁between ▁Maur it ius ▁and ▁Rod rig ues . ▁On ▁Maur it ius , ▁wind s ▁g usted ▁to ▁ 9 1   km / h ▁( 5 6   m ph ) ▁at ▁Sir ▁Se ew o os ag ur ▁Ram go ol am ▁International ▁Airport , ▁and ▁the ▁storm ▁produced ▁high