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Green Tropical Cyclone alert for DEBBY-12 in United States from 23/06/2012 21:00 UTC to 27/06/2012 21:00 UTC
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Automatic impact report for tropical cyclone DEBBY-12
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Green alert for wind impact in United States

This tropical cyclone is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the storm strength and the affected population in the past and forecasted path.

Current storm status

This report is for advisory number 18 of tropical cyclone DEBBY-12 issued at 6/27/2012 9:00:00 PM (GDACS Event ID 30970, Latest episode ID: 18).

Current impact estimate:

  • Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0
  • Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 93 km/h)
  • Vulnerability of affected countries: Low

Impact of Extreme Wind

Cloud map
Cloud map. The map shows the areas affected by tropical storm strength winds (green), 58mph winds (orange) and cyclone wind strengths (red). (Source: JRC)

Affected population

Up to no people people can be affected by wind speeds of tropical storm strength or above. In addition, 560000 people people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

Affected country

Country Region/Province Population
United States Louisiana 4.3 million people
United States Alabama 4.2 million people
United States Florida 13.4 million people
United States Georgia 6.7 million people

Affected provinces

Country Region/Province Population
United States Louisiana 4.3 million people
United States Alabama 4.2 million people
United States Florida 13.4 million people
United States Georgia 6.7 million people

Affected cities

Name Region/Province Country City class Population
Orlando Florida United States Major city 180000 people
Tampa Florida United States Major city 300000 people
Montgomery Alabama United States Major city 200000 people
Columbus Georgia United States Major city 180000 people
Tallahassee Florida United States Major city 150000 people
Jacksonville Florida United States Major city 730000 people
Saint Augustine Florida United States City 11000 people
Gainesville Florida United States City 95000 people
Palatka Florida United States City 10000 people
Daytona Beach Florida United States City 64000 people
Ocala Florida United States City 45000 people
Eustis Florida United States City 15000 people
Leesburg Florida United States City 15000 people
Sanford Florida United States City 38000 people
Kissimmee Florida United States City 47000 people
Saint Cloud Florida United States City 20000 people
Tarpon Springs Florida United States City 21000 people
Haines City Florida United States City 13000 people
Lakeland Florida United States City 78000 people
Winter Haven Florida United States City 26000 people
Dunedin Florida United States City 35000 people
Plant City Florida United States City 29000 people
Clearwater Florida United States City 100000 people
Lake Wales Florida United States City 10000 people
Bartow Florida United States City 15000 people
Saint Petersburg Florida United States City 240000 people
Avon Park Florida United States City 8500 people
Bradenton Florida United States City 49000 people
Sebring Florida United States City 9600 people
Sarasota Florida United States City 52000 people
Arcadia Florida United States City 6600 people
Eufaula Alabama United States City 13000 people
Greenville Alabama United States City 7200 people
Troy Alabama United States City 13000 people
Ozark Alabama United States City 15000 people
Andalusia Alabama United States City 8700 people
Opp Alabama United States City 6600 people
Dothan Alabama United States City 57000 people
Brewton Alabama United States City 5400 people
Atmore Alabama United States City 7600 people
Bay Minette Alabama United States City 7800 people
Marianna Florida United States City 6200 people
Crestview Florida United States City 14000 people
De Funiak Springs Florida United States City 5000 people
Mobile Alabama United States City 190000 people
Valparaiso Florida United States City 6400 people
Pensacola Florida United States City 56000 people
Panama City Florida United States City 36000 people
Cordele Georgia United States City 11000 people
Dawson Georgia United States City 5000 people
Fitzgerald Georgia United States City 8700 people
Albany Georgia United States City 76000 people
Douglas Georgia United States City 10000 people
Tifton Georgia United States City 15000 people
Waycross Georgia United States City 15000 people
Moultrie Georgia United States City 14000 people
Bainbridge Georgia United States City 11000 people
Cairo Georgia United States City 9200 people
Valdosta Georgia United States City 43000 people
Thomasville Georgia United States City 18000 people
Fernandina Beach Florida United States City 10000 people
Live Oak Florida United States City 6400 people
Lake City Florida United States City 9900 people
Perry Florida United States City 6800 people
Brandon Florida United States City 77000 people
Cape Coral Florida United States City 100000 people
Town 'n' Country Florida United States City 72000 people
Deltona Florida United States City 69000 people
Largo Florida United States City 69000 people
Palm Harbor Florida United States City 59000 people
Crawfordville Florida United States City no people
DeLand Florida United States City no people
Statenville Georgia United States City no people
Callaway Florida United States City 14000 people
East Lake Florida United States City 29000 people
Keystone Florida United States City 14000 people
West Chase Florida United States City 11000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Event time line

The storm evolution is shown in the table below. Alert levels and population estimates are related to the area from a point to the next.

Advisory Alert color Date (UTC) Category Wind speed Wind gusts Population affected
by cyclone winds (>120km/h)		 Location (lon, lat)
1
green
 6/23/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 84 km/h (52 mph) 101 km/h (63 mph) no people -87.6, 26.2
2
green
 6/24/2012 3:00:00 AM Tropical storm 84 km/h (52 mph) 101 km/h (63 mph) no people -87.5, 26.3
3
green
 6/24/2012 9:00:00 AM Tropical storm 84 km/h (52 mph) 101 km/h (63 mph) no people -87.3, 27.3
4
green
 6/24/2012 12:00:00 PM Tropical storm 93 km/h (58 mph) 111 km/h (69 mph) no people -87, 27.5
5
green
 6/24/2012 3:00:00 PM Tropical storm 93 km/h (58 mph) 111 km/h (69 mph) no people -86.2, 28
6
green
 6/24/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 93 km/h (58 mph) 111 km/h (69 mph) no people -85.8, 28.4
7
green
 6/25/2012 3:00:00 AM Tropical storm 93 km/h (58 mph) 111 km/h (69 mph) no people -85.9, 28.3
8
green
 6/25/2012 9:00:00 AM Tropical storm 84 km/h (52 mph) 101 km/h (63 mph) no people -85.8, 28.6
9
green
 6/25/2012 3:00:00 PM Tropical storm 74 km/h (46 mph) 93 km/h (58 mph) no people -85.2, 28.6
10
green
 6/25/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 74 km/h (46 mph) 93 km/h (58 mph) no people -85.1, 29.3
11
green
 6/26/2012 3:00:00 AM Tropical storm 74 km/h (46 mph) 93 km/h (58 mph) no people -85.1, 29.2
12
green
 6/26/2012 9:00:00 AM Tropical storm 74 km/h (46 mph) 93 km/h (58 mph) no people -84.5, 29
13
green
 6/26/2012 3:00:00 PM Tropical storm 64 km/h (40 mph) 84 km/h (52 mph) no people -84.2, 28.9
14
green
 6/26/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 64 km/h (40 mph) 84 km/h (52 mph) no people -83.4, 29.5
15
green
 6/27/2012 3:00:00 AM Tropical depression 56 km/h (35 mph) 74 km/h (46 mph) no people -82.8, 29
16
green
 6/27/2012 9:00:00 AM Tropical depression 56 km/h (35 mph) 74 km/h (46 mph) no people -81, 29.6
17
green
 6/27/2012 3:00:00 PM Tropical depression 56 km/h (35 mph) 74 km/h (46 mph) no people -79.8, 29.7
18
green
 6/27/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 64 km/h (40 mph) 84 km/h (52 mph) no people -78.3, 29.5
18
green
 6/28/2012 6:00:00 AM Tropical storm 64 km/h (40 mph) 84 km/h (52 mph) no people -76.5, 29.4
18
green
 6/28/2012 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 64 km/h (40 mph) 84 km/h (52 mph) no people -73.8, 29.7
18
green
 6/29/2012 6:00:00 AM Tropical storm 64 km/h (40 mph) 84 km/h (52 mph) no people -71, 30.7
18
green
 6/29/2012 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 64 km/h (40 mph) 84 km/h (52 mph) no people -68.5, 32.1
18
green
 6/30/2012 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 64 km/h (40 mph) 84 km/h (52 mph) no people -64.2, 35.7
18
green
 7/1/2012 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 74 km/h (46 mph) 93 km/h (58 mph) no people -59, 40
18
green
 7/2/2012 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 74 km/h (46 mph) 93 km/h (58 mph) no people -48, 46

Previous advisories

For accessing reports of previous advisories, please click on the advisory number in the table below.

AdvisoryAlert colorDate (UTC)CategoryMaximum sustained
wind speed (km/h)		Population affected
by cyclone winds (>120km/h)		Affected countriesDate added (UTC)
16/23/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 111 No people affected United States 09:47:28 GMT
26/24/2012 3:00:00 AM Category 1 130 No people affected United States 03:17:40 GMT
36/24/2012 9:00:00 AM Category 1 130 No people affected United States 09:19:23 GMT
46/24/2012 12:00:00 PM Category 1 130 No people affected United States 12:49:38 GMT
56/24/2012 3:00:00 PM Category 1 121 No people affected United States 03:48:59 GMT
66/24/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 111 No people affected United States 09:19:27 GMT
76/25/2012 3:00:00 AM Tropical storm 111 No people affected United States 03:51:20 GMT
86/25/2012 9:00:00 AM Tropical storm 101 No people affected United States 09:51:37 GMT
96/25/2012 3:00:00 PM Tropical storm 74 No people affected United States 03:20:21 GMT
106/25/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 74 No people affected United States 09:50:43 GMT
116/26/2012 3:00:00 AM Tropical storm 74 No people affected United States 03:50:34 GMT
126/26/2012 9:00:00 AM Tropical storm 84 No people affected United States 09:20:14 GMT
136/26/2012 3:00:00 PM Tropical storm 84 No people affected United States 03:49:07 GMT
146/26/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 84 No people affected United States 09:48:25 GMT
156/27/2012 3:00:00 AM Tropical storm 84 No people affected   03:17:49 GMT
166/27/2012 9:00:00 AM Tropical storm 74 No people affected   09:22:10 GMT
176/27/2012 3:00:00 PM Tropical storm 64 No people affected   03:17:07 GMT
186/27/2012 9:00:00 PM Tropical storm 74 No people affected   09:16:58 GMT

More information

Data resources

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

About the data

The information on storm characteristics is taken from a web service provided by the Pacific Disaster Center, which processes the official advisory bulletins.

JRC calculates areas affected by high winds (wind buffers at 39, 58 and 74mph). This is done using the maximum reported wind radius (maximum of 4 quadrants) or, in case no wind radii are provided, through a regression analysis based on historical data. JRC also calculates the area affected by storm surge using HyFlux2 (hydrodynamic software).

Sources for data on critical infrastructure are: JRC NUMAS database (nuclear plants), ESRI (hydro dams, 1996), Global Discovery (airports, ports and cities).

Population data is from LandScan 2010.

Disclaimer

While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information. The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.