Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for ITA-14
in Australia

Impact

Tropical Cyclone ITA-14 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 100 thousand in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 249 km/h
Maximum storm surge 1.8 m (11 Apr 14:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Low (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 74 km/h 1.8 m n.a. 0.5
Overall 249 km/h 1.8 m n.a. 0.5

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

Wind

74 km/h Current Max.

Up to 840000 people in Tropical Storm strength or higher (see SSHS)

Impact Timeline

Alert Date (UTC) Max Winds (km/h) Population in
Tropical Storm or higher
Population in
Cat 1. or higher
Countries
Green 1 04 Apr 2014 18:00 138 No people No people Australia, Papua New Guinea
Green 2 05 Apr 2014 06:00 148 No people No people
Green 3 05 Apr 2014 18:00 167 No people No people Papua New Guinea
Green 4 06 Apr 2014 06:00 167 No people No people Papua New Guinea
Green 5 06 Apr 2014 18:00 175 No people 20 thousand Australia
Green 6 07 Apr 2014 06:00 175 No people 8 thousand Australia
Green 7 07 Apr 2014 18:00 204 No people 50 thousand Australia
Green 8 08 Apr 2014 06:00 195 No people 210 thousand Australia
Green 9 08 Apr 2014 18:00 204 No people 4 thousand Australia
Green 10 09 Apr 2014 06:00 195 No people 190 thousand Australia
Green 11 09 Apr 2014 18:00 204 No people 240 thousand Australia
Orange 12 10 Apr 2014 06:00 249 No people 230 thousand Australia
Green 13 10 Apr 2014 18:00 249 No people 230 thousand Australia
Green 14 11 Apr 2014 06:00 232 No people 240 thousand Australia
Green 15 11 Apr 2014 18:00 138 No people 40 thousand Australia
Green 16 12 Apr 2014 06:00 93 No people 100 thousand Australia
Green 17 12 Apr 2014 18:00 84 No people 100 thousand Australia
Green 18 13 Apr 2014 06:00 84 No people 100 thousand Australia
Green 19 13 Apr 2014 18:00 84 No people 100 thousand Australia
Green 20 14 Apr 2014 06:00 74 No people 100 thousand

Bulletin Timeline

Alert 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 4/4/2014 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 64 no people 2500 people -11.3, 156.1 Papua New Guinea
green
2 4/5/2014 6:00:00 AM Tropical storm 84 no people no people -11.8, 155.7
green
3 4/5/2014 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 84 no people 13000 people -12.2, 154.9 Papua New Guinea
green
4 4/6/2014 6:00:00 AM Tropical storm 84 no people 24000 people -12.1, 153.9 Papua New Guinea
green
5 4/6/2014 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 84 no people 25000 people -12.3, 153.5 Papua New Guinea
green
6 4/7/2014 6:00:00 AM Tropical storm 84 no people 32000 people -12.1, 153.5 Papua New Guinea
green
7 4/7/2014 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 111 no people 33000 people -11.7, 153.2 Papua New Guinea
green
8 4/8/2014 6:00:00 AM Category 1 121 no people 58000 people -11.5, 152.5 Papua New Guinea
green
9 4/8/2014 6:00:00 PM Category 1 130 no people 160000 people -11.4, 152 Papua New Guinea
green
10 4/9/2014 6:00:00 AM Category 1 148 no people 220000 people -11.5, 150.2 Papua New Guinea
green
11 4/9/2014 6:00:00 PM Category 2 167 no people 110000 people -11.7, 148.7 Papua New Guinea
green
12 4/10/2014 6:00:00 AM Category 4 212 no people 1700 people -12.5, 147.1 Australia
green
13 4/10/2014 6:00:00 PM Category 4 249 <1000 people 25000 people -13.3, 146 Australia
green
14 4/11/2014 6:00:00 AM Category 4 232 5900 people 200000 people -14.5, 145.4 Australia
green
15 4/11/2014 6:00:00 PM Category 1 138 100000 people 240000 people -15.5, 145 Australia
green
16 4/12/2014 6:00:00 AM Tropical storm 93 no people 250000 people -16.7, 145.3 Australia
green
17 4/12/2014 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 84 no people 460000 people -17.8, 146 Australia
green
18 4/13/2014 6:00:00 AM Tropical storm 84 no people 170000 people -20.1, 148.3 Australia
green
19 4/13/2014 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 84 no people 3100 people -22.2, 151.7 Australia
green
20 4/14/2014 6:00:00 AM Tropical storm 74 no people no people -23.7, 155.1
green
20 4/14/2014 6:00:00 PM Tropical storm 74 no people no people -25, 158.2
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Tropical disturbance/Weak low pressure area/Remnant low (Vmax < 51 km/h), see WMO
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

Provinces

Country Region Province
Australia Queensland
Papua New Guinea Central
Papua New Guinea Milne Bay
Papua New Guinea Northern

Populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population
Cairns Queensland Australia Major city 150000 people
Townsville Queensland Australia Major city 140000 people
Collinsville Queensland Australia City -
Proserpine Queensland Australia City -
Yeppoon Queensland Australia City 11000 people
Mareeba Queensland Australia City 8400 people
Gordonvale Queensland Australia City -
Atherton Queensland Australia City 6900 people
Innisfail Queensland Australia City 10000 people
Tully Queensland Australia City -
Ingham Queensland Australia City 6000 people
Ayr Queensland Australia City 9000 people
Home Hill Queensland Australia City -
Cooktown Queensland Australia City -
Mackay Queensland Australia City 75000 people
Bowen Queensland Australia City 11000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

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

1.8 m

The maximum Storm surge height is  1.8m in Cooktown, Australia. This height is estimated for 11 Apr 2014 14:00 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 (168 locations). Calculation based on advisory number 20 of 14 Apr 2014 06:00:00 UTC. (Simulation using 0.5 minute resolution)

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Storm surge height (m)
11 Apr 2014 14:00 Cooktown Australia  1.8
11 Apr 2014 13:00 Elim Australia  1.7
11 Apr 2014 15:00 Ayton Australia  1.1
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Miallo Australia  0.9
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Wonga Australia  0.8
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Mossman Australia  0.8
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Port Douglas Australia  0.7
13 Apr 2014 08:00 Midgeton Australia  0.7
13 Apr 2014 11:00 Te Kowai Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 08:00 Lethebrook Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 08:00 Banana Pocket Australia  0.6
12 Apr 2014 07:00 Stratford Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 05:00 Yumbabullo Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 05:00 Bowen Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 05:00 Inveroona Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 05:00 Queens Beach Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 09:00 Seaforth Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 11:00 Flaggy Rock Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 12:00 Carmila Australia  0.6
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Hockley Australia  0.6
12 Apr 2014 21:00 Halifax Australia  0.6
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Glenella Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Taffy Islet Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 North Mackay Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Mackay Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Cremorne Australia  0.5
12 Apr 2014 17:00 Cardwell Australia  0.5
12 Apr 2014 18:00 Lower Tully Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Bakers Creek Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Alligator Creek Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 11:00 Elalie Australia  0.5
12 Apr 2014 18:00 South Mission Beach Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 02:00 Carstairs Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 02:00 Jarvisfield Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 02:00 Rita Island Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 05:00 Merinda Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 05:00 Delta Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 05:00 Bootooloo Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Slade Point Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Amhurst Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Rosella Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Chelona Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 10:00 Hay Point Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 11:00 Clairview Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 11:00 Kalarka Australia  0.5
12 Apr 2014 20:00 Cassady Australia  0.5
12 Apr 2014 20:00 Lucinda Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 02:00 Alva Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 07:00 Cannonvale Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 07:00 Airlie Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 09:00 Etowri Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 09:00 Nindaroo Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 09:00 Bucasia Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 09:00 Eimeo Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 09:00 Andergrove Australia  0.5
13 Apr 2014 09:00 Blacks Beach Australia  0.5
12 Apr 2014 21:00 Coolbie Australia  0.4
07 Apr 2014 17:00 Pantava Papua New Guinea  0.4
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Trinity Beach Australia  0.4
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Yorkeys Knob Australia  0.4
12 Apr 2014 20:00 Mutarnee Australia  0.4
12 Apr 2014 20:00 Moongobulla Australia  0.4
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Freshwater Australia  0.4
13 Apr 2014 02:00 Saint Lawrence Australia  0.4
12 Apr 2014 08:00 Yarrabah Aboriginal Community Australia  0.4
12 Apr 2014 21:00 Kinduro Australia  0.4
12 Apr 2014 20:00 Rollingstone Australia  0.4
07 Apr 2014 18:00 Madaua Papua New Guinea  0.3
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Keppel Sands Australia  0.3
07 Apr 2014 19:00 Tagula Papua New Guinea  0.3
12 Apr 2014 16:00 Innisfail Australia  0.3
12 Apr 2014 22:00 Townsville Australia  0.3
12 Apr 2014 22:00 Oonoonba Australia  0.3
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Farnborough Australia  0.3
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Yeppoon Australia  0.3
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Emu Park Australia  0.3
13 Apr 2014 18:00 Southend Australia  0.3
09 Apr 2014 06:00 Lahimoina Papua New Guinea  0.3
09 Apr 2014 06:00 Leileiafa Papua New Guinea  0.3
07 Apr 2014 19:00 Hekampan Papua New Guinea  0.3
07 Apr 2014 15:00 Rewe Papua New Guinea  0.3
12 Apr 2014 22:00 Oolbun Australia  0.3
12 Apr 2014 22:00 Cluden Australia  0.3
11 Apr 2014 14:00 Deeral Australia  0.3
07 Apr 2014 18:00 Griffin Point Papua New Guinea  0.3
07 Apr 2014 18:00 Bwagimogimo Papua New Guinea  0.2
09 Apr 2014 06:00 Gadaisu Papua New Guinea  0.2
10 Apr 2014 15:00 Sidabadu Papua New Guinea  0.2
11 Apr 2014 14:00 Kamma Australia  0.2
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Barron Falls Australia  0.2
09 Apr 2014 16:00 Badubadu Papua New Guinea  0.2
09 Apr 2014 16:00 Si'ini Papua New Guinea  0.2
10 Apr 2014 18:00 Badu Australia  0.2
11 Apr 2014 14:00 Bellenden Ker Australia  0.2
07 Apr 2014 17:00 Rambuso Papua New Guinea  0.2
11 Apr 2014 15:00 Port Kennedy Australia  0.2
13 Apr 2014 01:00 Bula Papua New Guinea  0.2
13 Apr 2014 01:00 Jara Papua New Guinea  0.2
10 Apr 2014 06:00 Saibai Australia  0.2
10 Apr 2014 06:00 Hamlet of Togo Papua New Guinea  0.2
10 Apr 2014 06:00 Mabaduan Papua New Guinea  0.2
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Targinie Australia  0.2
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Beecher Australia  0.2
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Gladstone Australia  0.2
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Toolooa Australia  0.2
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Parsons Point Australia  0.2
09 Apr 2014 17:00 Domara Papua New Guinea  0.2
07 Apr 2014 16:00 Donuwo Papua New Guinea  0.2
11 Apr 2014 16:00 Hammond I Australia  0.2
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Benaraby Australia  0.2
13 Apr 2014 16:00 Boyne Island Australia  0.2
09 Apr 2014 18:00 Keapara Papua New Guinea  0.2
09 Apr 2014 16:00 Magaubo Papua New Guinea  0.2
09 Apr 2014 11:00 Bona Bona I Papua New Guinea  0.2
09 Apr 2014 11:00 Auneri Papua New Guinea  0.2
09 Apr 2014 11:00 Silo Silo Papua New Guinea  0.2
08 Apr 2014 22:00 Bedauna Papua New Guinea  0.2
08 Apr 2014 22:00 Pihigole Papua New Guinea  0.2
11 Apr 2014 13:00 Kulinchin Australia  0.2
13 Apr 2014 20:00 Bustard Head Australia  0.2
12 Apr 2014 22:00 Sarire Indonesia  0.2
09 Apr 2014 08:00 Gogsiba Papua New Guinea  0.1
12 Apr 2014 23:00 Anansai Indonesia  0.1
12 Apr 2014 23:00 Wendu Indonesia  0.1
12 Apr 2014 22:00 Matara Indonesia  0.1
12 Apr 2014 22:00 Urum Indonesia  0.1
12 Apr 2014 22:00 Merauke Indonesia  0.1
11 Apr 2014 13:00 Weipa Australia  0.1
11 Apr 2014 13:00 Weipa South Australia  0.1
09 Apr 2014 07:00 Keakalo Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 01:00 Kasabanalua Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 01:00 Sidudu Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 01:00 Magesina Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 01:00 Sideia I Papua New Guinea  0.1
13 Apr 2014 01:00 Onggalie Indonesia  0.1
13 Apr 2014 01:00 Kumbe Indonesia  0.1
12 Apr 2014 23:00 Kotad Indonesia  0.1
12 Apr 2014 23:00 Dumande Indonesia  0.1
09 Apr 2014 17:00 Kapari Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 00:00 Samarai Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 05:00 Modeiwa Mission Papua New Guinea  0.1
12 Apr 2014 19:00 Kowanyama Australia  0.1
13 Apr 2014 17:00 Seventeen Seventy Australia  0.1
09 Apr 2014 10:00 Lawes College Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 22:00 Kaparaka Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 22:00 Kamali Papua New Guinea  0.1
12 Apr 2014 23:00 Seisia Australia  0.1
13 Apr 2014 12:00 Burnett Heads Australia  0.1
08 Apr 2014 17:00 Wesleyan Mission Papua New Guinea  0.1
10 Apr 2014 07:00 Waidoro Papua New Guinea  0.1
13 Apr 2014 00:00 Okaba Indonesia  0.1
13 Apr 2014 00:00 Moegaigare Indonesia  0.1
13 Apr 2014 00:00 Alakoe Indonesia  0.1
13 Apr 2014 00:00 Alatepi Indonesia  0.1
09 Apr 2014 09:00 Suao Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 17:00 Dom Papua New Guinea  0.1
13 Apr 2014 13:00 Pemberton Australia  0.1
13 Apr 2014 13:00 Elliott Heads Australia  0.1
12 Apr 2014 06:00 Karumba Australia  0.1
09 Apr 2014 01:00 Tegerauna Mission Papua New Guinea  0.1
08 Apr 2014 22:00 Taeaknabululu Papua New Guinea  0.1
09 Apr 2014 10:00 Brumer Is Papua New Guinea  0.1
12 Apr 2014 22:00 Mapoon Australia  0.1
12 Apr 2014 23:00 Welab Indonesia  0.1
13 Apr 2014 00:00 Kobiem Indonesia  0.1
09 Apr 2014 10:00 Ipulai Papua New Guinea  0.1
13 Apr 2014 00:00 Taroea Anim Indonesia  0.1
13 Apr 2014 13:00 Bargara Australia  0.1