Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for FERNAND-13
in Mexico

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone FERNAND-13 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 39669
Name FERNAND-13
From - To 25 Aug - 26 Aug
Exposed countries Mexico
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 93 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge n.a.
Vulnerability Medium (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
JRC 56 km/h n.a. 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

Articles: 279 | About casualties: 43 | Last hour: 0

2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast FactsThu, 29 Aug 2013 18:13:00 +0200.

Facts: The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th. The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as "an intense tropical weather system with well-defined circulation and sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or
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2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast FactsThu, 29 Aug 2013 02:55:00 +0200.

Facts: The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th. The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as "an intense tropical weather system with well-defined circulation and sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or
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13 killed by landslides in MexicoWed, 28 Aug 2013 12:23:00 +0200.

. Posted on 31 minutes ago. Monitoring Desk. Tropical Storm Fernand slammed into eastern Mexico on Monday, triggering torrential downpours. The rain triggered landslides in the state of Veracruz which left 13 people dead. Tropical Storm Fe
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Storm claims 13 lives in Mexican mudslidesWed, 28 Aug 2013 04:35:00 +0200.

TORRENTIAL rains triggered by tropical storm Fernand killed 13 people in central Mexico before it dissipated, though the country's major oil installations were unaffected.

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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), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),