Overall Orange Tropical Cyclone alert for LAURA-20 in United States, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands U.S., Virgin Islands British, Anguilla, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Turks and Caicos Islands, Dominica from 20 Aug 2020 03:00 UTC to 28 Aug 2020 03:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for LAURA-20

in United States, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands U.S., Virgin Islands British, Anguilla, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Turks and Caicos Islands, Dominica

Event Summary

Tropical Cyclone LAURA-20 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on advisory number 33: (06 Jul 2022 07:55).

Name	LAURA-20
From - To	20 Aug - 28 Aug
Exposed countries	United States, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands U.S., Virgin Islands British, Anguilla, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Turks and Caicos Islands, Dominica
Exposed population	1.2 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	241 km/h, Category 4
Maximum storm surge	n.a.
Vulnerability	Low (United States)

Weather forecast centres

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres (RSMCs), Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs).

RSMC Miami-Hurricane Center/NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center (NHC), USA

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml

National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service of U.S.A.
http://www.weather.gov

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Source: NOAA-GFS(Meteo); GDACS/NOAA (TcTrack )

Source: NOAA-GFS

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Event Summary

Weather forecast centres

National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service of U.S.A.http://www.weather.gov

Meteo Assessment +

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service of U.S.A.
http://www.weather.gov