Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for KAY-16
in Mexico

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone KAY-16 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000292
Name KAY-16
From - To 18 Aug - 23 Aug
Exposed countries Mexico
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 83 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge n.a.
Vulnerability Medium (Mexico)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS NOAA 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 813 | About casualties: 50 | Last hour: 0

Weak low could strengthen to Tropical Storm in GulfSat, 27 Aug 2016 20:25:00 +0200.

Heavy rain associated with a weak tropical wave continues to move west in the Atlantic near the Florida Keys. Saturday afternoon the system is showing signs of strengthening. WYFF News 4 Meteorologist Chris Justus said the wave now has thun
...(more)
Western Indian River under significant weather advisory | RadarSat, 27 Aug 2016 20:19:00 +0200.

The tropical wave we have been watching for days is entering the Florida Straits and will have an impact on the weather this weekend. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy today, and scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible. Winds w
...(more)
Gaston expected to become hurricane again: monitorSat, 27 Aug 2016 19:37:00 +0200.

WASHINGTON: Tropical Storm Gaston in the Atlantic is expected to pick up strength and once again become a hurricane, the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said on Saturday. The storm is moving toward the northwest around 15 miles
...(more)
After Irene forces reckoning, mental health care rebuiltSat, 27 Aug 2016 19:22:00 +0200.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — For most Vermonters, Tropical Storm Irene was a disaster that tore roads, communities and lives apart. But for many of the state's neediest mental health patients, it was a blessing in disguise. The small state had st
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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),