Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for ASHOBAA-15
in Oman

Event summary

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

GDACS ID TC 1000167
Name ASHOBAA-15
From - To 08 Jun - 11 Jun
Exposed countries Oman
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 130 km/h Category 1
Maximum storm surge 0.5 m (09 Jun 00:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Low (Oman)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 56 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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Latest media headlines

Articles: 308 | About casualties: 25 | Last hour: 0

Life returns to normal in Oman after tropical storm AshobaaSat, 13 Jun 2015 18:05:00 +0200.

Muscat: The situation in Oman is returning to normal in the wake of tropical storm Ashobaa, with no casualties reported. Regular power supply was restored after sporadic power outages in some parts of South and North Sharqiyah on Saturday.
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Oman braces for Tropical Storm AshobaaSat, 13 Jun 2015 13:25:00 +0200.

MUSCAT // Oman was gearing up to face ȁ#x201c;heavy rains and strong windsȁ#x201d; on Thursday, as Tropical Storm Ashobaa headed towards the city of Sur, with residents warned to avoid going outside. Some schools in Oman were closed, with s
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Permalink to Charities stand ready for helpSat, 13 Jun 2015 06:14:00 +0200.

By Hasan Kamoonpuri – MUSCAT — Charities in Oman are fully prepared for any eventuality that might arise from the tropical storm ‘Ashobaa’ or heavy rains. Ali Ibrahim al Raisi, Executive Chairman, Oman Charitable Organisation (OCO), told th
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Image: Sampit, Indonesia imaged by Sentinel-1A's radarFri, 12 Jun 2015 12:32:00 +0200.

Surrounded by the South China Sea, Borneo was once part of mainland Asia, but rising sea levels following the end of the last Ice Age submerged the surrounding low-lying areas. Its rainforest is among the oldest and most diverse in the worl
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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),