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Green Tropical Cyclone alert for VICENTE-12 in China from 21/07/2012 18:00 UTC to 24/07/2012 00:00 UTC
Summary
Tropical Cyclone impact
Storm surge
Extreme rain
Media analysis
Data Resources
Extreme rainfall for tropical cyclone VICENTE-12
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Orange alert for rain impact in China

This report is based on the eTRaP data provided by NOAA/NESDIS with reference date 25/07/2012 06:00 UTC.

  • alertimage The total accumulation is highest in China, reaching values between 300 and 350 mm. There is a medium likelihood for floods.
  • alertimage The hourly rain rate is highest in China, reaching values between 25 and 33 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: 1227 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)
25/07/2012 06:00 183 31
25/07/2012 00:00 167 28
24/07/2012 18:00 171 29
24/07/2012 12:00 165 28
24/07/2012 06:00 153 26
24/07/2012 00:00 171 29
23/07/2012 18:00 173 29
23/07/2012 12:00 193 32
23/07/2012 06:00 281 47
23/07/2012 00:00 271 45
22/07/2012 18:00 331 55
22/07/2012 12:00 298 50
22/07/2012 06:00 265 44
22/07/2012 00:00 289 48
21/07/2012 18:00 329 55
21/07/2012 12:00 313 52
21/07/2012 06:00 209 35
21/07/2012 00:00 209 35