Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for DOLPHIN-15
in Guam

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone DOLPHIN-15 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000163
Name DOLPHIN-15
From - To 09 May - 19 May
Exposed countries Guam
Exposed population 170 thousand in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 269 km/h Category 5
Maximum storm surge 0.5 m (15 May 08:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (Guam)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 111 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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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 304 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

Post-typhoon rules for burning green wasteSat, 23 May 2015 02:41:00 +0200.

Typhoon Dolphin Recovery: Green waste and solid waste disposal Burning green waste The Guam Fire Department has permits allowing for the open burning of green waste. Residents can get a permit at the various fire stations. Burning must be d
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Interior Provides $250,000 in Emergency Assistance to GuamSat, 23 May 2015 01:56:00 +0200.

NEWS RELEASE Office of the Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Interior Provides $250,000 in Emergency Assistance to Guam; Helps Families Displaced in Aftermath of Typhoon Dolphin Funds to Assist Over 300 Individuals Primarily from Freely
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Guam families still struggle after Typhoon DolphinFri, 22 May 2015 19:43:00 +0200.

On Thursday, Jessie Quichocho and his wife were given vouchers for a pair of canopies so their family could return to their property in Yigo after staying nearly a week at the Tamuning gym. However, what they really needed were tents, becau
...(more)
Education board backs senator on school makeup daysFri, 22 May 2015 19:43:00 +0200.

When Tropical Storm Bavi landed on Guam in March, prompting the education department to close the island's public schools for a day, Easter Break was just around the corner, which presented some open days to be used for instructional makeup
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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), INFORM (2),