Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for PAULETTE-20
in Bermuda,

Event summary

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

GDACS ID TC 1000710
Name PAULETTE-20
From - To 07 Sep - 23 Sep
Exposed countries Bermuda,
Exposed population 70 thousand in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 167 km/h Category 2
Maximum storm surge 0.4 m (14 Sep 09:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Low (Bermuda)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS NOAA 65 km/h 0.4 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 209 km/h 1 m 543 mm 0.5
GFS 176 km/h 0.7 m 633 mm 0.5
ECMWF 108 km/h 0.6 m 579 mm 0.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Bermuda - Tropical Cyclone PAULETTE (ECHO 14 Sep 2020)Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:07

  • Hurricane PAULETTE is moving north-west over the North Atlalntic Ocean and on 14 September its centre was located 70 km south-east of Bermuda Island with maximum sustained wind of 139 km/h (Category 1 hurricane).
  • PAULETTE  is forecast to continue northwest passing very close to Bermuda on the morning of 14 September, then turn north-eastward on 15 September and move over the North Atalntic Ocean. 
  • For the next 24 hours, heavy rain, strong wind and storm surge are forecast over Bermuda where an hurricane warning is in effect.
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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (38), (2), INFORM (2),