Overall Orange Tropical Cyclone alert for CHAN-HOM-15 in Japan, China from 30 Jun 2015 12:00 UTC to 12 Jul 2015 18:00 UTC

GDACS is a cooperation framework between the United Nations, the European Commission and disaster managers worldwide to improve alerts, information exchange and coordination in the first phase after major sudden-onset disasters.

Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for CHAN-HOM-15

in Japan, China

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone CHAN-HOM-15 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1000172
Name	CHAN-HOM-15
From - To	30 Jun - 12 Jul
Exposed countries	Japan, China
Exposed population	2 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	241 km/h Category 4
Maximum storm surge	2.4 m (11 Jul 11:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Medium (Japan)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS JTWC	46 km/h	0 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.

Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.

Virtual OSOCC

Meteo assessment

Satellite products

Analytical products

Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Weatherwatch Chan-hom typhoon pelts east China and Korea 7/16/2015 1:32:00 AM.

Weatherwatch: Chan-hom typhoon pelts east China and Korea. The Guardian Thursday 16th July, 2015. was hit by typhoon Chan-hom on Saturday, affecting the Zhejiang province just south of Shanghai, which is one of China's most populous areas.

...(more)

Weatherwatch: Chan-hom typhoon pelts east China and Korea 7/15/2015 10:39:00 PM.

Typhoon Chan-hom creating boisterous waves off South Korea's port city of Busan on 12 July 2015. Photograph: Yonhap/AFP/Getty Images. T he east coast of China was hit by typhoon Chan-hom on Saturday, affecting the Zhejiang province just so

...(more)

Don’t fall for fake typhoon announcements ?????? ????? 7/15/2015 7:33:00 PM.

AS Typhoon Chan-Hom followed close on the heels of Tropical Storm Linfa, many people were hoping that they could get a typhoon holiday. Typhoon Chan-Hom made its closest approach to Taiwan on Friday last week, but a fake holiday announcemen

...(more)

File takaful claims now 7/15/2015 3:08:00 AM.

PARTICIPANTS of Takaful Brunei Am Sdn Bhd’s comprehensive home package takaful scheme should lodge claims for damages by the recent storm as soon as possible so that repairs can be done before Hari Raya, a senior company official said yeste

...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Analytical products

Daily Maps:

14/Jul/2015 04:39 UTC

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (46), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),

Disclaimer
While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information.
The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.
The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.