Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for JELAWAT-12
in Japan

Event summary

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

GDACS ID TC 32686
Name JELAWAT-12
Glide number: TC-2012-000171-JPN
From - To 20 Sep - 30 Sep
Exposed countries Japan
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 269 km/h Category 5
Maximum storm surge 0.7 m (29 Sep 00:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Low (Japan)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
JRC 74 km/h 0.7 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
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Jelawat s’approche du Japon 10/4/2012 5:03:00 PM.

Un typhon Jelawat s’approche des îles principales de l’archipel du Japon, après avoir touché les préfectures d’Okinawa et de Kagoshima samedi. Il avance maintenant à 45 kilomètres à l’heure selon l’agence météorologique du Japon. De grands
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Young pianist Umi delighted to capture Osaka prize 10/3/2012 6:41:00 PM.

Notwithstanding the best efforts of Typhoon Jelawat, which swept over Osaka on Saturday night, the 13th Osaka International Music Competition was held over the weekend, with more than 800 musicians from around the world competing in 40 cate
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Regardez l'actualité 10/3/2012 10:12:00 AM.

Le smoking, les sahariennes, les robes de mousseline etc: Hedi Slimane, figure mythique du milieu de la mode pour avoir révolutionné le vestiaire masculin, a enfin dévoilé sa vision de la femme pour Saint Laurent, dont il a remixé les codes
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Typhoon heading towards Tokyo flips over car as it causes havoc across.. 10/2/2012 8:50:00 AM.

Japan's Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Jelawat was expected to reach the Tokyo region Sunday night. It warned of torrential rain and strong wind gusts, urging residents to stay indoors.

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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), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),