Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for LUA-12 in Australia from 13 Mar 2012 06:00 UTC to 17 Mar 2012 12:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for LUA-12

in Australia

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone LUA-12 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 28852
Name	LUA-12
From - To	13 Mar - 17 Mar
Exposed countries	Australia
Exposed population	Few people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	175 km/h Category 2
Maximum storm surge	0.9 m (17 Mar 02:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Low (Australia)

GDACS Score

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
JRC	n.a	0.9 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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Latest media headlines

Tropical cyclone Lua struck Australia at about 06:00 GMT on 17 March. 3/17/2012 11:40:00 AM.

17 Mar 2012 07:45 Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical cyclone Lua struck Australia at about 06:00 GMT on 17 March.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwa

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Tropical cyclone Lua struck Australia at about 06:00 GMT on 17 March. 3/17/2012 10:58:00 AM.

17 Mar 2012 07:45 Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical cyclone Lua struck Australia at about 06:00 GMT on 17 March.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwa

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Alert as Australia braces for cyclone 3/17/2012 7:49:00 AM.

A tropical cyclone bearing down on Australia has intensified, placing the region on high alert as the storm threatened to bring destructive winds.

RED ALERT: Residents on cyclone Lua lockdown 3/17/2012 5:06:00 AM.

WA residents will face heavy fines for driving their cars as town goes on lockdown as they wait for cyclone Lua to hit.

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