Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for PHANFONE-14
in Japan

Event summary

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

GDACS ID TC 48205
Name PHANFONE-14
From - To 29 Sep - 06 Oct
Exposed countries Japan
Exposed population 39.3 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 241 km/h Category 4
Maximum storm surge 1.1 m (06 Oct 03:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Low (Japan)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
JRC 111 km/h 1.1 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: 577 | About casualties: 78 | Last hour: 0

Japan braces for powerful typhoon VongfongFri, 10 Oct 2014 05:52:00 +0200.

WEATHER authorities are warning of high waves and strong winds in wide areas of Japan as another powerful typhoon is on course to strike the archipelago. VONGFONG, the 19th typhoon of the season, was expected to hit southern Japanese islan
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What's in a typhoon's name?Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:25:00 +0200.

October 10, 2014 7:08 AM Typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan last weekend, killing seven, injuring more than 60 and leaving at least four missing.
Vongfong, year's strongest storm bears down on JapanThu, 09 Oct 2014 23:27:00 +0200.

The Center has recorded sustained winds of 155 knots (178 mph) and gusts up to 190 knots (219 mph), with wave height reaching 50 feet. It is expected to intensify to 305 km/h (190 mph) in the coming hours. Sustained winds of over 150 mph cl
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Strongest storm of 2014 as seen by NASA astronaut (PHOTO)Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:24:00 +0200.

As of Thursday Vongfong winds were as strong as 105 knots (194.46 km/h) and gust up to 150 knots (277.8 km/h), with wave height reaching 15.25 m. It is expected to be to 260 km/h in the coming days. Typhoons graduate to 'super' status when
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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),