Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for MERBOK-17
in China
12 Jun 2017 18 UTC
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  • GDACS JTWC
Impact Single TC
Impact based on all weather systems in the area

Impact

    Tropical Cyclone MERBOK-17 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

    Meteorological source GDACS
    Exposed countries China
    Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
    Maximum wind speed 93 km/h
    Maximum storm surge n.a.
    Vulnerability Medium (China)

    GDACS Score

    GDACS alert score for Tropical Cyclones is 0.5 (GREEN Alert), 1.5 (ORANGE Alert), 2.5 (RED Alert)
    For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
      Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
    Current 74 km/h n.a. n.a. 0.5
    Overall 93 km/h 0.0 m n.a. 0.5

    Maximum winds, storm surge, rainfall (Current: over the next 72 h, Overall: entire TC track) based on GDACS impact

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    Wind

      74 km/h Current Max.

      Up to 33.1 million people in Tropical Storm strength or higher (see SSHS)

      Impact Timeline

        Alert N° Date (UTC) Max Winds (km/h) Population in
        Tropical Storm or higher        		 Population in
        Cat 1. or higher        		 Countries
        Green 1 11 Jun 2017 00:00 93 50 million No people China
        Green 2 11 Jun 2017 06:00 74 37.8 million No people China
        Green 3 11 Jun 2017 12:00 74 10.8 million No people China, Japan
        Green 4 11 Jun 2017 18:00 74 11.6 million No people China
        Green 5 12 Jun 2017 00:00 83 39.3 million No people China
        Green 6 12 Jun 2017 06:00 83 36.6 million No people China
        Green 7 12 Jun 2017 12:00 83 35.7 million No people China
        Green 8 12 Jun 2017 18:00 74 33.1 million No people China

        Bulletin Timeline

          Alert N° Date (UTC) Category
          (SSHS)           		Max winds
          (km/h)           		Population in
          Cat.1 or higher           		Population in
          Tropical Storm
          or higher           		Location (lat, lon) Countries
          GREEN
          		 1 11 Jun 2017 00:00 Tropical depression 46 no people no people 16.1, 116.9
          GREEN
          		 2 11 Jun 2017 06:00 Tropical depression 56 no people no people 17.2, 116.6
          GREEN
          		 3 11 Jun 2017 12:00 Tropical storm 65 no people no people 18.2, 116.3
          GREEN
          		 4 11 Jun 2017 18:00 Tropical storm 65 no people no people 19.5, 115.9
          GREEN
          		 5 12 Jun 2017 00:00 Tropical storm 74 no people 26.3 million people 20.4, 115 China
          GREEN
          		 6 12 Jun 2017 06:00 Tropical storm 83 no people 31.3 million people 21.2, 114.7 China
          GREEN
          		 7 12 Jun 2017 12:00 Tropical storm 83 no people 30.7 million people 22.1, 114.5 China
          GREEN
          		 8 12 Jun 2017 18:00 Tropical storm 74 no people 23.4 million people 23, 114.6 China
          GREEN
          		 8 13 Jun 2017 06:00 Tropical depression 56 no people no people 24.9, 115.6 China
          GREEN
          		 8 13 Jun 2017 18:00 Tropical depression 37 no people no people 26.1, 118.2 China
          Actual track of the current bulletin
          The alert for forecast greater than 3 days is limited to Orange level.
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          Exposed population - AoIs

          Exposed population in the potential affected countries, provinces and populated places

          Countries

          Country
          China

          Provinces

          Region Province Country
          Guangdong China
          Hong Kong China
          Jiangxi China
          Fujian China

          Populated places

          Name Region Province Country City class Population
          Pingshan Guangdong China City 110000 people
          Huizhou Guangdong China City 290000 people
          Danshui Guangdong China City 130000 people
          Bo-luo Guangdong China City -
          Pinghai Guangdong China City -
          Lantang Guangdong China City -
          Shenzhen Guangdong China Major city 1.1 million people
          Haifeng Guangdong China City -
          Tai Po Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong (China) City -
          Sha Tin Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong (China) Major city -
          Heyuan Guangdong China City 540000 people
          Kowloon Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong (China) Major city 2 million people
          Longmen Guangdong China City -
          Central Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong (China) Major city 6.2 million people
          Zijin Guangdong China City -
          Tuen Mun Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong (China) City -
          Tuocheng Guangdong China City -
          Chuantang Guangdong China City -
          Laolong Guangdong China City -
          Qiling Guangdong China City -
          Huacheng Guangdong China City -
          Yangming Guangdong China City -
          Xingcheng Guangdong China City 110000 people
          Lishi Jiangxi China City -
          Shizheng Guangdong China City -
          Dazhe Guangdong China City -
          Renju Guangdong China City -
          Changning Jiangxi China City -
          Xinshan Jiangxi China City -
          Pingchuan Fujian China City -
          Zhantang Jiangxi China City -

          Critical infrastructure

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

          Airports

          Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft)
          Huiyang 18 0
          Xiangshui Hsu 44 0
          Sek Kong 15 Priv. Paved No 4100
          Shenzhen SZX 4 Civ. Paved Yes 11100
          Hong Kong International (Chep Lap Kok) HKG 9 Civ. Paved Yes 12400
          108 0

          Ports

          Name LOCODE Country
          Huizhou China
          Yantian CNYTN China
          Spec / lde 888 China
          Hong Kong HKHKG Hong Kong (China)
          Chiwan CNCWN China
          Xijiang Terminal China
          Huizhou Terminal CNHUI China
          Lan Shui Terminal China

          Dams

          Reservoir Dam Name River Year
          Baipenzhu Xizhi Jiang 1987
          Xiangang Trib. Dong Jiang n/a
          Huangshandong Mapi He 1961
          Shuidongpi Gongzhuang He 1985
          Qiji Trib. Dong Jiang n/a
          Songmushan Trib. Dong Jiang n/a
          Lianhe Lipo Shui 1964
          Xinfengjiang Xinfeng Jiang 1960
          Yitang Wuhua He 1984
          Fengshuba Dong Jiang 1975
          Heshui Trib. Mei Jiang n/a
          Wengong Huangpi Shui 1959
          Liheng Dong Jiang 1965
          Meixi n/a
          Fushi n/a
          Huangtian n/a
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          Rainfall

          Rainfall accumulation of the past 24h, as detected by the Global Precipitation Measurement mission of NASA. For more information, see https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GPM/main/index.html.

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          StormSurge

          The JRC has developed an experimental global storm surge model. The calculations are published about 20 minutes after a new advisory is detected by GDACS. The calculations identify the populated places affected by storm surge up to three days in advance, using the forecasted track. When forecasts change, the associated storm surge changes too and alert levels may go up or down. All links, data, statistics and maps refer to the latest available calculation. If the calculation for the last advisory is not completed, the latest available calculation is shown.