ated ▁on ▁March   1 4 . ▁It ▁intens ified ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁south west ward . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁threat ▁to ▁Rod rig ues , ▁the ▁Maur it ius ▁Meteor ological ▁Service ▁named ▁the ▁de pression ▁L id y ▁on ▁March   1 5 , ▁although ▁wind ▁she ar ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁prevent ed ▁further ▁strength ening . ▁It ▁produced ▁g ust y ▁wind s ▁while ▁passing ▁near ▁Rod rig ues ▁on ▁March   1 6 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁loop ed ▁near ▁the ▁island . ▁Con ve ction ▁from ▁L id y ▁produced ▁ ▁of ▁ra inf all , ▁causing ▁flo oding ▁in ▁some ▁areas ▁on ▁Rod rig ues . ▁The ▁ra ins ▁caused ▁er os ion ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁damage ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁any ▁storm ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁Later , ▁L id y ▁dr ift ed ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁in ▁the ▁trade ▁wind s , ▁diss ip ating ▁on ▁March   2 0 ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Ré union . ▁After ▁L id y , ▁there ▁was ▁one ▁final ▁non - develop ing ▁disturb ance . ▁ ▁Storm ▁names ▁A ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁is ▁named ▁when ▁it ▁reaches ▁moder ate ▁tropical ▁storm ▁strength . ▁If ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁reaches ▁moder ate ▁tropical ▁storm ▁status ▁west ▁of ▁ 5 5 ° E , ▁then ▁the ▁Sub - reg ional ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁Ad vis ory ▁Centre ▁in ▁Mad agas car ▁assign s ▁the ▁appropriate ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁storm . ▁If ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb