Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for RENE-20 in Cape Verde from 07 Sep 2020 09:00 UTC to 14 Sep 2020 21:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for RENE-20

in Cape Verde

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	TC 1000711
Name	RENE-20
From - To	07 Sep - 14 Sep
Exposed countries	Cape Verde
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	83 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge	0.3 m (08 Sep 00:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Medium (Cape Verde)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS NOAA	n.a	0.3 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	101 km/h	0.9 m	319 mm	0.5
GFS	140 km/h	1.1 m	444 mm	0.5
ECMWF	115 km/h	1.3 m	647 mm	0.5

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Cabo Verde - Tropical Storm RENE (ECHO 08 Sep 2020)Tue, 08 Sep 2020 12:59

The new Tropical Storm named RENE formed on 7 August, passed over Boa Vista island of 7 September, and is moving west-north, west over sea, towards the western group of Cabo Verde islands. On 8 September, its centre was located over the sea approximately 60 km west of Boa Vista, and 90 km south-east of São Nicolau, with maximum sustained wind of 65 km/h.
RENE is forecast to pass along the southern coast of São Nicolau, São Antão, and São Vicente in the morning of 8 September, as a Tropical Storm. Afterwards, it is expected to strengthen as it moves north-west over the central-eastern Atlantic.
A Tropical Storm warning is in effect for Cabo Verde islands and heavy rain, strong wind are forecast over Cape Verde on 8 September.

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We just ran out of 2020 tropical storm names. Here's what happens next.. 9/18/2020 6:47:00 PM.

NASA sees Tropical Depression Rene dissipating 9/16/2020 2:50:00 PM.

NASA’s Aqua satellite finds Rene barely a depression battered by wind .. 9/16/2020 2:39:00 PM.

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