Interacting with Sicily, the cyclone turned northeastwards and started to make an anticlockwise loop. The Tarawera River runs northeastwards across the northern flank of the mountain from Lake Tarawera. It runs northeastwards and borders on the Northeast and North Faces of the Grossglockner. In its initial stages, the depression tracked slowly northeastwards. After this he changed direction and went northeastwards to Somerset East. Moving northeastwards, it reached its peak intensity in the early hours of 16th.