Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for KATIA-17
in Mexico
06 Sep 2017 03 UTC
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  • GDACS NOAA
Impact Single TC
Impact based on all weather systems in the area

Impact

    Tropical Cyclone KATIA-17 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

    Meteorological source GDACS
    Exposed countries Mexico
    Exposed population 520 thousand in Category 1 or higher
    Maximum wind speed 176 km/h
    Maximum storm surge 0.3 m (09 Sep 10:00 UTC)
    Vulnerability Medium (Mexico)

    GDACS Score

    GDACS alert score for Tropical Cyclones is 0.5 (GREEN Alert), 1.5 (ORANGE Alert), 2.5 (RED Alert)
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      Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
    Current 111 km/h 0.3 m n.a. 0.5
    Overall 176 km/h 0.3 m n.a. 0.5

    Maximum winds, storm surge, rainfall (Current: over the next 72 h, Overall: entire TC track) based on GDACS impact

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    Wind

      111 km/h Current Max.

      Up to 6.5 million people in Tropical Storm strength or higher (see SSHS)

      Impact Timeline

        Alert N° Date (UTC) Max Winds (km/h) Population in
        Tropical Storm or higher        		 Population in
        Cat 1. or higher        		 Countries
        Green 1 05 Sep 2017 21:00 102 3 million No people Mexico
        Green 2 06 Sep 2017 03:00 111 6.5 million No people Mexico

        Bulletin Timeline

          Alert N° Date (UTC) Category
          (SSHS)           		Max winds
          (km/h)           		Population in
          Cat.1 or higher           		Population in
          Tropical Storm
          or higher           		Location (lat, lon) Countries
          GREEN
          		 1 05 Sep 2017 21:00 Tropical depression 56 no people no people 22.4, -96.7
          GREEN
          		 2 06 Sep 2017 03:00 Tropical depression 56 no people no people 22.2, -96.4
          GREEN
          		 2 06 Sep 2017 12:00 Tropical storm 65 no people no people 22.1, -96
          GREEN
          		 2 07 Sep 2017 00:00 Tropical storm 83 no people no people 21.8, -95.5
          GREEN
          		 2 07 Sep 2017 12:00 Tropical storm 93 no people no people 21.5, -95.2
          GREEN
          		 2 08 Sep 2017 00:00 Tropical storm 102 no people 64000 people 21.2, -95.3 Mexico
          GREEN
          		 2 09 Sep 2017 00:00 Tropical storm 111 no people 6.6 million people 20.8, -95.9 Mexico
          GREEN
          		 2 10 Sep 2017 00:00 Tropical depression 37 no people no people 19.4, -98.1 Mexico
          Actual track of the current bulletin
          The alert for forecast greater than 3 days is limited to Orange level.
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          Exposed population - AoIs

          Exposed population in the potential affected countries, provinces and populated places

          Countries

          Country
          Mexico

          Provinces

          Region Province Country
          Veracruz Mexico
          Puebla Mexico
          Hidalgo Mexico
          Tlaxcala Mexico

          Populated places

          Name Region Province Country City class Population
          Poza Rica Veracruz Mexico City 170000 people
          Papantla Veracruz Mexico City 47000 people
          Misantla Veracruz Mexico City 23000 people
          Tlapacoyan Veracruz Mexico City 33000 people
          Teziutlán Puebla Mexico City 60000 people
          Zacatlán Puebla Mexico City 30000 people
          Jalapa Veracruz Mexico Major city -
          Perote Veracruz Mexico City 32000 people
          Coatepec Veracruz Mexico City 48000 people
          Chignahuapan Puebla Mexico City 16000 people
          Teocelo Veracruz Mexico City 9200 people
          Tepeyahualco Puebla Mexico City -
          Libres Puebla Mexico City 13000 people
          Huamantla Tlaxcala Mexico City 45000 people
          Apizaco Tlaxcala Mexico City 46000 people
          Rafael Lara Grajales Puebla Mexico City 11000 people
          San Slavador El Seco Puebla Mexico City -
          Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Mexico Major city 83000 people
          Huactzinco Tlaxcala Mexico City -
          Texmelucan Puebla Mexico City 75000 people
          Huejotzingo Puebla Mexico City 22000 people
          Puebla Puebla Mexico Major city 1.4 million people

          Critical infrastructure

          Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

          Airports

          Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft)
          Tajin PAZ 138 Civ. Paved Yes 5900
          El Lencero JAL 875 Civ. Paved No 5500
          Tlaxcala 2500 0
          Huejotsingo PBC 2241 Civ. Paved Yes 11800

          Dams

          Reservoir Dam Name River Year
          La Soledad Apulco 1962
          San Jose Atlangatepec Zahuapan 1959
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          Rainfall

          Rainfall accumulation of the past 24h, as detected by the Global Precipitation Measurement mission of NASA. For more information, see https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GPM/main/index.html.

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          StormSurge

          0.3 m

          The maximum Storm surge height is  0.3m in Monte Gordo, Mexico. This height is estimated for 09 Sep 2017 10:00 UTC .

          The JRC has developed an experimental global storm surge model. The calculations are published about 20 minutes after a new advisory is detected by GDACS. The calculations identify the populated places affected by storm surge up to three days in advance, using the forecasted track. When forecasts change, the associated storm surge changes too and alert levels may go up or down. All links, data, statistics and maps refer to the latest available calculation. If the calculation for the last advisory is not completed, the latest available calculation is shown.

          Locations affected by Storm surge (15 locations). Calculation based on advisory number 2 of 06 Sep 2017 03:00:00 UTC. (Simulation using 0.5 minute resolution)

          Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Storm surge height (m)
          09 Sep 2017 10:00 Monte Gordo Mexico  0.3
          09 Sep 2017 10:00 La Guadalupe Mexico  0.3
          09 Sep 2017 09:00 Tecolutla Mexico  0.2
          09 Sep 2017 09:00 Vega de Alatorre Mexico  0.2
          09 Sep 2017 09:00 Nautla Mexico  0.2
          09 Sep 2017 10:00 Tenixtepec Mexico  0.2
          09 Sep 2017 09:00 El Laurel Mexico  0.2
          09 Sep 2017 06:00 Laja Mexico  0.2
          09 Sep 2017 00:00 Agua Dulce Mexico  0.1
          09 Sep 2017 00:00 El Tular Mexico  0.1
          09 Sep 2017 05:00 La Mata Mexico  0.1
          09 Sep 2017 07:00 Cabo Rojito Mexico  0.1
          09 Sep 2017 02:00 El Naranjal Mexico  0.1
          09 Sep 2017 08:00 Emilio Carranza Mexico  0.1
          09 Sep 2017 02:00 Tamiahua Mexico  0.1