Overall Green Tropical Cyclone alert for SEAN-25 in Australia from 18 Jan 2025 00:00 UTC to 23 Jan 2025 06:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for SEAN-25

in Australia

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone SEAN-25 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1001137
Name	SEAN-25
From - To	18 Jan - 23 Jan
Exposed countries	Australia
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	213 km/h Category 4
Maximum storm surge	0.9 m (19 Jan 08:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Low (Australia)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS JTWC	213 km/h	0.9 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	202 km/h	1.1 m	450 mm	0.5
GFS	151 km/h	1.2 m	436 mm	0.5
ECMWF	86 km/h	1.2 m	375 mm	0.5

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Australia - Tropical cyclone SEAN (ECHO 27 Jan 2025)Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:43

Tropical cyclone SEAN, which formed in the eastern Indian Ocean passed very close to the northern coasts of Western Australia on 19-21 January, bringing heavy rain and strong winds over the northern and north-western coast of the aforementioned state. On 22 January at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located over the sea, approximately 700 km west of the western coast of Western Australia, with maximum sustained winds of 83 km/h.
According to media, its passage resulted in flooded roads and homes, damage to power infrastructure, and ports closure. The worst-hit city was Karratha which received 274.4 mm in 24 hours.
Sean is forecast to move southeastwards and it will weaken and dissipate on 23 January. For the next 24 hours, moderate rainfall is expected across northern and south-eastern Western Australia.

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