Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for SANDY-12
in Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, United States

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone SANDY-12 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 33263
Name SANDY-12
From - To 22 Oct - 30 Oct
Exposed countries Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, United States
Exposed population 19.9 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 167 km/h Category 2
Maximum storm surge 4.5 m (29 Oct 23:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (Cuba)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
JRC 121 km/h 4.5 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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Latest media headlines

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

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