Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for VONGFONG-14
in Japan

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone VONGFONG-14 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000102
Name VONGFONG-14
From - To 03 Oct - 14 Oct
Exposed countries Japan
Exposed population 1.3 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 306 km/h Category 5
Maximum storm surge 0.8 m (13 Oct 15:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Low (Japan)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 64 km/h 0 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.
GFS n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.
ECMWF n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 735 | About casualties: 106 | Last hour: 0

Super Typhoon Vongfong: Dangerous Threat To...Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:51:00 +0200.

Those with interests or travel plans in these areas should monitor closely the progress of Vongfong on weather.com and The Weather Channel. Strongest in 2014. With low vertical wind shear (change in wind speed and/or direction with height),
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CNN Student News - October 17, 2014Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:59:00 +0200.

October 17, 2014. What is measured by the Saffir-Simpson scale? The answer isn't just part of today's Newsquiz; it's covered first up today on CNN Student News. Another science story focuses on the anniversary of a powerful earthquake and t
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Typhoon Vongfong weakens after sweeping through Japanese archipelagoThu, 16 Oct 2014 23:16:00 +0200.

A large typhoon that had swept through the Japanese archipelago weakened in intensity on Tuesday as it reached the Pacific off Japan’s northeastern coast, leaving at least two dead and 90 others injured.
World WeatherwatchThu, 16 Oct 2014 22:47:00 +0200.

New South Wales suffered a barrage of severe weather on Tuesday , courtesy of an intense thunderstorm hitting the Sydney area. Power cuts struck and rescue efforts were needed as 100mph winds battered the region, as well as a deluge bringin
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (46), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),