Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for KIMI-21
in Australia
17 Jan 2021 06 UTC
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  • GDACS JTWC
Impact Single TC
Impact based on all weather systems in the area

Impact

    Tropical Cyclone KIMI-21 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

    Meteorological source GDACS
    Exposed countries Australia
    Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
    Maximum wind speed 102 km/h
    Maximum storm surge 0.4 m (18 Jan 12:00 UTC)
    Vulnerability Low (Australia)
    Landfall between
    18 Jan 2021 06:00 - 18 Jan 2021 18:00
    in Australia

    GDACS Score

    GDACS alert score for Tropical Cyclones is 0.5 (GREEN Alert), 1.5 (ORANGE Alert), 2.5 (RED Alert)
    For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
      Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
    Current 111 km/h 0.4 m n.a. 0.5
    Overall 102 km/h 0.4 m n.a. 0.5

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

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    Wind

      111 km/h Current Max.

      Up to 230000 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 1 17 Jan 2021 00:00 111 210 thousand No people Australia
        Green 2 17 Jan 2021 06:00 111 230 thousand No people Australia

        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 17 Jan 2021 00:00 Tropical storm 83 no people no people -15.1, 146.4
          GREEN
          		 2 17 Jan 2021 06:00 Tropical storm 83 no people 42000 people -15.4, 146.5
          GREEN
          		 2 17 Jan 2021 18:00 Tropical storm 102 no people 230000 people -15.9, 146.4
          GREEN
          		 2 18 Jan 2021 06:00 Tropical storm 111 no people 230000 people -16.4, 145.9
          GREEN
          		 2 18 Jan 2021 18:00 Tropical storm 83 no people 210000 people -16.8, 145.3 Australia
          GREEN
          		 2 19 Jan 2021 06:00 Tropical depression 56 no people no people -17.1, 144.4 Australia
          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
          Australia

          Provinces

          Region Province Country
          Queensland Australia

          Populated places

          Name Region Province Country City class Population
          Cooktown Queensland Australia City -
          Cairns Queensland Australia Major city 150000 people
          Gordonvale Queensland Australia City -
          Mareeba Queensland Australia City 8400 people
          Atherton Queensland Australia City 6900 people
          Innisfail Queensland Australia City 10000 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)
          Bloomfield BFC unknown 0
          Cooktown CTN 8 Civ. Paved Yes 5300
          Helenvale HLV unknown 0
          Port Douglas PTI unknown 0
          Laura Station LUT unknown 0
          Cairns CNS 3 Civ. Paved Yes 10400
          Greenvale Miner Lake GVP unknown 0
          Mareeba MRG 475 Civ. Paved Yes 4900
          Innisfail IFL 14 Civ. Paved Yes 3000
          Chillagoe LLG 338 Civ. Paved No 3000
          Wrotham Park WPK unknown 0
          Bolwarra BCK unknown 0

          Ports

          Name LOCODE Country
          Cooktown AUCTN Coral Sea Islands
          Port Souglas Coral Sea Islands
          Cairns AUCNS Coral Sea Islands
          Innisfail Coral Sea Islands
          Mourilyan AUMOU Coral Sea Islands

          Dams

          Reservoir Dam Name River Year
          Tinaroo Falls Barron 1958
          Koombooloomba Tully 1961
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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

          0.4 m

          The maximum Storm surge height is  0.4m in Trinity Beach, Australia. This height is estimated for 18 Jan 2021 12:00 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 (127 locations). Calculation based on advisory number 2 of 17 Jan 2021 06:00:00 UTC. (Simulation using 0.5 minute resolution)

          Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Storm surge height (m)
          18 Jan 2021 12:00 Trinity Beach Australia  0.4
          18 Jan 2021 14:00 Stratford Australia  0.4
          18 Jan 2021 12:00 Yorkeys Knob Australia  0.4
          18 Jan 2021 12:00 Freshwater Australia  0.4
          18 Jan 2021 11:00 Hockley Australia  0.4
          18 Jan 2021 22:00 Badu Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Halifax Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Tamarike Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 22:00 Hammond I Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 22:00 Port Kennedy Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Bula Papua New Guinea  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Jara Papua New Guinea  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Sarire Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 13:00 Yarrabah Aboriginal Community Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Kumbe Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Coolbie Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Wendu Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Matara Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Urum Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Merauke Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Seisia Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Cardwell Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 18:00 Lower Tully Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 22:00 Anansai Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Mutarnee Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Cowel Creek Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Moongobulla Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Kinduro Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Onggalie Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Cape York Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Cassady Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Rollingstone Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 11:00 Barron Falls Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 22:00 Kotad Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 22:00 Dumande Indonesia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 18:00 South Mission Beach Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Lucinda Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Banana Pocket Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Lethebrook Australia  0.3
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Midgeton Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 22:00 Alakoe Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 22:00 Alatepi Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Saint Lawrence Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Mapoon Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Cannonvale Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Airlie Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 08:00 Miallo Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 08:00 Wonga Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 12:00 Deeral Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Birab Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Sidabadu Papua New Guinea  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Okaba Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Moegaigare Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Te Kowai Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Taffy Islet Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Weipa Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Weipa South Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Alva Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Carstairs Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Jarvisfield Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Rita Island Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Elalie Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Kalarka Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Clairview Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Taroea Anim Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Kobiem Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Alligator Creek Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Carmila Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Flaggy Rock Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Townsville Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Oonoonba Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Cluden Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 08:00 Port Douglas Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 11:00 Kamma Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Jow Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Otsjanep Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Per Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Agats Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Amborip Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Biwarlaut Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 12:00 Bellenden Ker Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Oolbun Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Seaforth Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Etowri Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Nindaroo Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Rosella Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Chelona Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Bakers Creek Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Bucasia Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Eimeo Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Mackay Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Andergrove Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Blacks Beach Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Innisfail Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Papisote Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Welab Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Glenella Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 North Mackay Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Cremorne Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Slade Point Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Amhurst Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 08:00 Mossman Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Saibai Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Hamlet of Togo Papua New Guinea  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Mabaduan Papua New Guinea  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Inveroona Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Queens Beach Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Bowen Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Yumbabullo Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Jofar Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Gelib Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Hay Point Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Merinda Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Delta Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 20:00 Bootooloo Australia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Wamal Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Dolatanden Indonesia  0.2
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Kowanyama Australia  0.1
          18 Jan 2021 23:00 Komoran Indonesia  0.1
          18 Jan 2021 19:00 Kulinchin Australia  0.1
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Kladar Indonesia  0.1
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Sabon Indonesia  0.1
          18 Jan 2021 21:00 Tor Indonesia  0.1
          18 Jan 2021 08:00 Ayton Australia  0.1
          19 Jan 2021 00:00 Selemit Indonesia  0.1
          19 Jan 2021 00:00 Pasirputih Indonesia  0.1
          19 Jan 2021 00:00 Konerau Indonesia  0.1