Overall Red alert Tropical Cyclone for WILLA-18
in Mexico
24 Oct 2018 12 UTC
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Impact Single TC
Impact based on all weather systems in the area

Impact

    Tropical Cyclone WILLA-18 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

    Meteorological source GDACS
    Glide number: TC-2018-000168-MEX
    Exposed countries Mexico
    Exposed population 190 thousand in Category 1 or higher
    Maximum wind speed 250 km/h
    Maximum storm surge 0.9 m (24 Oct 01:00 UTC)
    Vulnerability Medium (Mexico)

    GDACS Score

    GDACS alert score for Tropical Cyclones is 0.5 (GREEN Alert), 1.5 (ORANGE Alert), 2.5 (RED Alert)
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      Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
    Current 37 km/h 0.9 m n.a. 0.5
    Overall 250 km/h 0.9 m n.a. 2.5

    Maximum winds, storm surge, rainfall (Current: over the next 72 h, Overall: entire TC track) based on GDACS impact

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    Wind

      37 km/h Current Max.

      Up to 3.2 million people in Tropical Storm strength or higher (see SSHS)

      Impact Timeline

        Alert N° Date (UTC) Max Winds (km/h) Population in
        Tropical Storm or higher        		 Population in
        Cat 1. or higher        		 Countries
        Green 18 24 Oct 2018 12:00 37 3.2 million 190 thousand Mexico

        Bulletin Timeline

          Alert N° Date (UTC) Category
          (SSHS)           		Max winds
          (km/h)           		Population in
          Cat.1 or higher           		Population in
          Tropical Storm
          or higher           		Location (lat, lon) Countries
          GREEN
          		 1 20 Oct 2018 06:00 Tropical depression 56 no people no people 15.1, -104.5
          GREEN
          		 2 20 Oct 2018 12:00 Tropical storm 65 no people no people 14.7, -105.4
          GREEN
          		 3 20 Oct 2018 18:00 Tropical storm 83 no people no people 15.1, -105.5
          GREEN
          		 4 21 Oct 2018 00:00 Tropical storm 111 no people no people 15.5, -105.9
          GREEN
          		 5 21 Oct 2018 06:00 Category 1 130 no people no people 16, -106.3
          GREEN
          		 6 21 Oct 2018 12:00 Category 1 148 no people no people 16.4, -106.6
          GREEN
          		 7 21 Oct 2018 18:00 Category 2 176 no people no people 16.8, -106.9
          GREEN
          		 8 22 Oct 2018 00:00 Category 4 222 no people no people 17.5, -107.1
          GREEN
          		 9 22 Oct 2018 06:00 Category 4 250 no people no people 17.9, -107.1
          GREEN
          		 10 22 Oct 2018 12:00 Category 5 259 no people 11000 people 18.7, -107.2 Mexico
          GREEN
          		 11 22 Oct 2018 18:00 Category 5 259 no people 460000 people 19.4, -107.2 Mexico
          GREEN
          		 12 23 Oct 2018 00:00 Category 4 241 6300 people 1.3 million people 20.2, -107.3 Mexico
          GREEN
          		 13 23 Oct 2018 06:00 Category 4 222 6300 people 1.9 million people 20.6, -107.3 Mexico
          RED
          		 14 23 Oct 2018 12:00 Category 3 204 140000 people 2 million people 21.1, -107.1 Mexico
          RED
          		 15 23 Oct 2018 18:00 Category 3 194 180000 people 2.5 million people 21.7, -106.7 Mexico
          RED
          		 16 24 Oct 2018 00:00 Category 3 194 880000 people 2.7 million people 22.6, -106 Mexico
          GREEN
          		 17 24 Oct 2018 06:00 Tropical storm 74 no people 6.4 million people 23.8, -104.6 Mexico
          GREEN
          		 18 24 Oct 2018 12:00 Tropical depression 37 no people no people 25, -102.7 Mexico
          GREEN
          		 18 25 Oct 2018 00:00 Tropical depression 37 no people no people 27.6, -98.4 United States
          Actual track of the current bulletin
          The alert for forecast greater than 3 days is limited to Orange level.
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          Exposed population - AoIs

          Exposed population in the potential affected countries, provinces and populated places

          Countries

          Country
          Mexico

          Provinces

          Region Province Country
          Durango Mexico
          Coahuila Mexico
          Zacatecas Mexico
          Jalisco Mexico
          Nayarit Mexico
          Sinaloa Mexico

          Populated places

          Name Region Province Country City class Population
          Juan Aldama Zacatecas Mexico City 14000 people
          Miguel Auza Durango Mexico City 13000 people
          Sombrerete Zacatecas Mexico City 19000 people
          Ialchihuites Zacatecas Mexico City -
          Durango Durango Mexico Major city 450000 people
          Acaponeta Nayarit Mexico City 18000 people
          Tecuala Nayarit Mexico City 15000 people
          Escuinapa Sinaloa Mexico City 28000 people
          Villa Unión Sinaloa Mexico City 13000 people
          Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico Major city 330000 people
          Tuxpan Nayarit Mexico City 23000 people
          Santiago Ixcuintla Nayarit Mexico City -
          Tepic Nayarit Mexico Major city 280000 people
          Compostela Nayarit Mexico City 16000 people
          Punta Mita Nayarit Mexico City -
          Puerto Vallarta Jalisco Mexico City 190000 people

          Critical infrastructure

          Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

          Airports

          Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft)
          Sombrerete 2345 0
          Guadalupe Victoria DGO 1857 Civ. Paved Yes 9500
          Rancho El Durangueno 2500 0
          La Candelaria del Alto 1940 0
          Acaponeta 84 0
          Rancho los Cabras 3 0
          Teacapan 6 0
          General Rafael Buelna International MZT 10 Civ. Paved Yes 8800
          Tepic TPQ 960 Civ. Paved Yes 7500
          San Blas 3 0
          El Llano 12 0
          Isla Maria Madre 5 0
          Lic Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International PVR 6 Civ. Paved Yes 10100
          La Gloria 34 0

          Ports

          Name LOCODE Country
          Mazatlan MXMZT Mexico
          San Blas MXSBS Mexico
          Puerto Vallarta MXPVR Mexico
          Ipala Mexico

          Dams

          Reservoir Dam Name River Year
          G. Franci Poanas 1968
          Presa Pena del Aguila LaSauceda 1955
          Presa Guadalupe Victoria Tunal 1962
          Agua Milpa Agua Milpa Santiago 1994
          El Salto Elota 1985
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          Rainfall

          Rainfall accumulation of the past 24h, as detected by the Global Precipitation Measurement mission of NASA. For more information, see https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GPM/main/index.html.

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          StormSurge

          0.9 m

          The maximum Storm surge height is  0.9m in Isla de Palmito del Verde, Mexico. This height is estimated for 24 Oct 2018 01:00 UTC .

          The JRC has developed an experimental global storm surge model. The calculations are published about 20 minutes after a new advisory is detected by GDACS. The calculations identify the populated places affected by storm surge up to three days in advance, using the forecasted track. When forecasts change, the associated storm surge changes too and alert levels may go up or down. All links, data, statistics and maps refer to the latest available calculation. If the calculation for the last advisory is not completed, the latest available calculation is shown.

          Locations affected by Storm surge (14 locations). Calculation based on advisory number 17 of 24 Oct 2018 06:00:00 UTC. (Simulation using 0.5 minute resolution)

          Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Storm surge height (m)
          24 Oct 2018 01:00 Isla de Palmito del Verde Mexico  0.9
          24 Oct 2018 01:00 Novillero Mexico  0.8
          24 Oct 2018 01:00 Cuantla Mexico  0.8
          24 Oct 2018 01:00 La Puerta Mexico  0.7
          24 Oct 2018 00:00 Cuamecate Mexico  0.7
          23 Oct 2018 23:00 Santa Cruz Mexico  0.5
          24 Oct 2018 01:00 Jarilla Mexico  0.5
          23 Oct 2018 23:00 El Nuevo Mexico  0.5
          23 Oct 2018 23:00 Toro Mocho Mexico  0.4
          24 Oct 2018 01:00 Caimanero Mexico  0.3
          23 Oct 2018 23:00 San Blas Mexico  0.2
          24 Oct 2018 01:00 Santa Cruz Mexico  0.2
          24 Oct 2018 01:00 La Palmita Mexico  0.1
          24 Oct 2018 02:00 Barron Mexico  0.1