Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for LESTER-22 in Mexico from 15 Sep 2022 21:00 UTC to 17 Sep 2022 21:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for LESTER-22

in Mexico

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone LESTER-22 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1000917
Name	LESTER-22
From - To	15 Sep - 17 Sep
Exposed countries	Mexico
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	74 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge	0.4 m (17 Sep 09:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Medium (Mexico)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS NOAA	74 km/h	0.4 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
GFS	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
ECMWF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

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Mexico prepares for heavy rains and flooding from tropical storm 9/17/2022 8:01:00 AM.

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