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Green Tropical Cyclone alert for SANVU-12 in Guam from 22/05/2012 00:00 UTC to 27/05/2012 06:00 UTC
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Tropical Cyclone impact
Storm surge
Extreme rain
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Extreme rainfall for tropical cyclone SANVU-12
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Green alert for rain impact

This report is based on the eTRaP data provided by NOAA/NESDIS with reference date 28/05/2012 06:00 UTC.

  • alertimage The total accumulation is highest in , reaching values between 0 and 50 mm. There is a low likelihood for floods.
  • alertimage The hourly rain rate is highest in , reaching values between 0 and 8 mm/h. There is a low likelihood for flash floods.
 Thresholds 		The map shows the accumulated precipitation along the cyclone's track. Yellow area is > 100mm; Red area is > 300mm; Blue area is > 500mm. The accumulated rainfall is calculated based on the Tropical Rainfall Potential of NOAA/NESDIS. The eTRaP is a simple ensemble whose members are the 6-hourly totals from the single-orbit TRaPs, which are rainfall estimates from passive microwave remote sensing.

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Time line

The table below shows the maximum accummulation over time, as well as countries affected by rainfall over 100mm. Note that the maximum accummulation does not necessarily fall in the country.

Maximum total accumulation: 582 mm (over the duration of the cyclone)

Latest rainfall statistics, total accummulation (Records found: 22)
Date (UTC)Maximum rain rate (mm/6h)Maximum rain rate (mm/h)
28/05/2012 06:00 162 27
28/05/2012 00:00 161 27
27/05/2012 18:00 163 27
27/05/2012 12:00 92 15
27/05/2012 06:00 80 13
27/05/2012 00:00 70 12
26/05/2012 18:00 82 14
26/05/2012 00:00 141 24
25/05/2012 18:00 141 24
25/05/2012 06:00 177 30
25/05/2012 00:00 174 29
24/05/2012 18:00 173 29
24/05/2012 12:00 157 26
24/05/2012 06:00 133 22
24/05/2012 00:00 151 25
23/05/2012 18:00 145 24
23/05/2012 12:00 195 33
23/05/2012 06:00 207 35
23/05/2012 00:00 207 35
22/05/2012 18:00 209 35
22/05/2012 12:00 209 35
21/05/2012 12:00 114 19