Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for PRAPIROON-12
in Japan

Event summary

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

GDACS ID TC 33000
Name PRAPIROON-12
From - To 07 Oct - 19 Oct
Exposed countries Japan
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 212 km/h Category 4
Maximum storm surge 0.2 m (17 Oct 19:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Low (Japan)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
JRC 84 km/h 0.2 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: 9 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

En vidéo : la Nasa simule le typhon Prapiroon en 3DThu, 18 Oct 2012 15:18:00 +0200.

Les cyclones sont maintenant animés en 3D ! Le typhon Prapiroon, au large des côtes du Japon, a été enregistré par le satellite Tropical Rainfall Measuring... Source : Futura-Sciences - Articles similaires
Powerful typhoon causes blackouts in southern JapanThu, 18 Oct 2012 05:18:00 +0200.

OSAKA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Islands of southern Japan suffered strong winds which caused blackouts after Typhoon Prapiroon, the 21st of the season, passed near the area early Thursday, local news agency reported. The powerful storm passed ne
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'Nina' exits PARWed, 17 Oct 2012 18:01:00 +0200.

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical storm “Nina” (international name: Prapiroon) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Wednesday night, according to the state weather bureau.
China on yellow alert with high waves expectedWed, 17 Oct 2012 11:14:00 +0200.

High waves are expected on Wednesday and Thursday in the East China Sea due to a strong cold front and tropical storm Prapiroon, China's National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center warned.

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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),