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Green Tropical Cyclone alert for HECTOR-12 in Mexico from 12/08/2012 03:00 UTC to 17/08/2012 09:00 UTC
Summary
Tropical Cyclone impact
Storm surge
Extreme rain
Media analysis
Data Resources
Extreme rainfall for tropical cyclone HECTOR-12
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Orange alert for rain impact in Mexico

This report is based on the eTRaP data provided by NOAA/NESDIS with reference date 16/08/2012 12:00 UTC.

  • alertimage The total accumulation is highest in Mexico, reaching values between 100 and 150 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: 1151 mm (over the duration of the cyclone)

Latest rainfall statistics, total accummulation (Records found: 20)
Date (UTC)Maximum rain rate (mm/6h)Maximum rain rate (mm/h)
16/08/2012 12:00 147 25
16/08/2012 06:00 143 24
16/08/2012 00:00 207 35
15/08/2012 18:00 207 35
15/08/2012 12:00 207 35
15/08/2012 06:00 209 35
15/08/2012 00:00 259 43
14/08/2012 18:00 249 42
14/08/2012 12:00 265 44
14/08/2012 06:00 251 42
14/08/2012 00:00 209 35
13/08/2012 18:00 209 35
13/08/2012 12:00 203 34
13/08/2012 06:00 193 32
13/08/2012 00:00 191 32
12/08/2012 18:00 185 31
12/08/2012 12:00 177 30
12/08/2012 06:00 139 23
12/08/2012 00:00 131 22
11/08/2012 18:00 195 33