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Green Tropical Cyclone alert for PAKHAR-12 in Vietnam from 29/03/2012 12:00 UTC to 01/04/2012 18:00 UTC
Summary
Tropical Cyclone impact
Storm surge
Extreme rain
Media analysis
Data Resources
Extreme rainfall for tropical cyclone PAKHAR-12
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Red alert for rain impact in Indonesia

This report is based on the eTRaP data provided by NOAA/NESDIS with reference date 02/04/2012 12:00 UTC.

  • alertimage The total accumulation is highest in Indonesia, reaching values between 300 and 350 mm. There is a medium likelihood for floods.
  • alertimage The hourly rain rate is highest in Indonesia, reaching values between 33 and 41 mm/h. There is a high likelihood for flash floods.
 Thresholds 		The map shows the accumulated precipitation along the cyclone's track. Yellow area is > 100mm; Red area is > 300mm; Blue area is > 500mm. The accumulated rainfall is calculated based on the Tropical Rainfall Potential of NOAA/NESDIS. The eTRaP is a simple ensemble whose members are the 6-hourly totals from the single-orbit TRaPs, which are rainfall estimates from passive microwave remote sensing.

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Time line

The table below shows the maximum accummulation over time, as well as countries affected by rainfall over 100mm. Note that the maximum accummulation does not necessarily fall in the country.

Maximum total accumulation: 863 mm (over the duration of the cyclone)

Latest rainfall statistics, total accummulation (Records found: 18)
Date (UTC)Maximum rain rate (mm/6h)Maximum rain rate (mm/h)
02/04/2012 12:00 155 26
02/04/2012 06:00 159 27
02/04/2012 00:00 173 29
01/04/2012 18:00 189 32
01/04/2012 12:00 197 33
01/04/2012 06:00 197 33
01/04/2012 00:00 199 33
31/03/2012 18:00 201 34
31/03/2012 12:00 209 35
31/03/2012 06:00 181 30
31/03/2012 00:00 203 34
30/03/2012 18:00 209 35
30/03/2012 12:00 209 35
30/03/2012 06:00 315 52
30/03/2012 00:00 277 46
29/03/2012 18:00 307 51
29/03/2012 12:00 307 51
29/03/2012 06:00 173 29