 The MFR estimated peak 10–minute winds of 175 km/h (110 mph), and a minimum pressure of .The JTWC's intensity estimate was higher, with peak 1–minute winds of 220 km/h (140 mph).Early on March 15, the cyclone made landfall in northeastern Madagascar on the Masoala Peninsula near Antalaha, still at its peak intensity according to the MFR.