Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for HILWA-12 in Mauritius from 20 Feb 2012 18:00 UTC to 17 Feb 2012 18:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for HILWA-12

in Mauritius

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	TC 28282
Name	HILWA-12
From - To	20 Feb - 22 Feb
Exposed countries	Mauritius
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	175 km/h Category 2
Maximum storm surge	0.1 m (21 Feb 09:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Medium (Mauritius)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
JRC	n.a	0.1 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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La tempête tropicale Hilwa s’éloigne des côtes rodriguaises 2/22/2012 4:12:00 PM.

La tempête tropicale Hilwa a touché, hier, mardi 21 février, l’île Rodrigues, provoquant quelques dégâts et stoppant une grande partie des activités de la population. De violents orages ainsi que des vents violents proches des 100 km/h ont

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Hilwa passera au plus près de Rodrigues cet après-midi 2/21/2012 5:48:00 AM.

Le dixième système dépressionnaire de la saison cyclonique a finalement été baptisé Hilwa hier. La tempête tropicale modérée concerne directement Rodrigues.

Météo : Hilwa, la 10e tempête de la saison cyclonique, nommée à 16 heu.. 2/20/2012 2:57:00 PM.

Météo : Hilwa, la 10e tempête de la saison cyclonique, nommée à 16 heures ce lundi 20 février. Elle se situe à 200 km à l’est de Rodrigues.

Philippines (the): PNoy instructs DPWH to restore road network in NegO.. 2/8/2012 6:37:00 PM.

Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) NEGROS ORIENTAL, Feb 8 (PIA) – President Benigno Aquino III has directed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials to submit next week the connectivity plan

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