Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for EIGHT-C-15
Off-shore

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone EIGHT-C-15 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000224
Name EIGHT-C-15
From - To 03 Oct - 04 Oct
Exposed countries Off-shore
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 83 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge n.a.
Vulnerability --

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS NOAA 46 km/h n.a. 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

Articles: 177 | About casualties: 34 | Last hour: 0

To Flood-Proof Subways, N.Y. Looks At Everything From Plugs To SheetsThu, 08 Oct 2015 11:10:00 +0200.

New York City may have dodged a major storm recently when Hurricane Joaquin headed out to sea, but it was an unwelcome reminder of what happened three years ago when the city suffered catastrophic flooding during Superstorm Sandy. Now, the
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Coast Guard To Call Off Search For El Faro Crew At SunsetWed, 07 Oct 2015 23:35:00 +0200.

Six days after communication was lost with the El Faro cargo ship as it drifted into the path of Hurricane Joaquin, the U.S. Coast Guard says it will end the search for survivors at sunset. Of the 33 people aboard the ship, rescuers found o
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Islanders tell of hurricane horrorWed, 07 Oct 2015 18:38:00 +0200.

By RICARDO WELLS. Tribune Staff Reporter. rwells@tribunemedia.net. PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday led a delegation on a tour of the southern islands most devastated by Hurricane Joaquin, where residents shared stories of survival,
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El Faro: More than half of ship's passengers identifiedWed, 07 Oct 2015 18:20:00 +0200.

With only one body found from the sunken El Faro cargo ship, more than half of the 33 people on board have now been identified — including several experienced merchant marines, and one second mate who sent an omninous email shortly before t
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

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