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Green Tropical Cyclone alert for EMILIA-12 from 08/07/2012 03:00 UTC to 15/07/2012 15:00 UTC
Summary
Tropical Cyclone impact
Storm surge
Extreme rain
Media analysis
Data Resources
Extreme rainfall for tropical cyclone EMILIA-12
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Orange alert for rain impact

This report is based on the eTRaP data provided by NOAA/NESDIS with reference date 09/07/2012 12:00 UTC.

  • alertimage The total accumulation is highest in , reaching values between 0 and 50 mm. There is a low likelihood for floods.
  • alertimage The hourly rain rate is highest in Mexico, reaching values between 17 and 25 mm/h. There is a medium 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: 267 mm (over the duration of the cyclone)

Latest rainfall statistics, total accummulation (Records found: 26)
Date (UTC)Maximum rain rate (mm/6h)Maximum rain rate (mm/h)
15/07/2012 06:00 74 12
15/07/2012 00:00 72 12
14/07/2012 18:00 66 11
14/07/2012 12:00 40 7
14/07/2012 06:00 96 16
13/07/2012 06:00 181 30
13/07/2012 00:00 175 29
12/07/2012 12:00 165 28
12/07/2012 06:00 181 30
12/07/2012 00:00 181 30
11/07/2012 18:00 163 27
11/07/2012 12:00 161 27
11/07/2012 06:00 165 28
11/07/2012 00:00 165 28
10/07/2012 18:00 171 29
10/07/2012 12:00 165 28
10/07/2012 06:00 163 27
10/07/2012 00:00 159 27
09/07/2012 18:00 151 25
09/07/2012 12:00 151 25
09/07/2012 06:00 151 25
09/07/2012 00:00 167 28
08/07/2012 18:00 145 24
08/07/2012 12:00 141 24
08/07/2012 06:00 141 24
08/07/2012 00:00 80 13