On February 28, Jenny passed about 30 km (20 mi) north of Mauritius, where the storm produced wind gusts of 235 km/h (146 mph).

Later on February 28, the storm struck Réunion, killing 36 people; wind gusts at the Roland Garros Airport reached 250 km/h (160 mph).

Jenny destroyed 3,851 homes on Réunion and severely damaged another 2,619, many of them wooden, leaving about 20,000 people homeless.

After the close succession of Carol and Jenny, officials rebuilt most homes with concrete to withstand future storms.

[7] On January 22, a system named Emily existed briefly west of that general region.