Tropical Cyclone GILMA-12 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the Maximum sustained wind speed and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on advisory number 19.

• Tropical Cyclone Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 130 km/h)
• from 07/08/2012 15:00 UTC to 11/08/2012 21:00 UTC
• Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0

Extreme Rain

Potential rainfall is calculated based on rainfall observed by several microwave satellite sensors.

The image shows the total rainfall accumulation associated with the cyclone.

Storm surge

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Known identifiers for this event: ep0712 (jtwcId) EP072012 (noaaId)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 102 | About casualties: 9 | Last hour: 0

Hurricane Plane to Check Tropical System as Pace Quickens
Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:58:00 +0200   bloomberg (en)

The seventh tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season picked up speed as it churned west toward the Windward Islands, prompting the U.S. to send a hurricane reconnaissance aircraft today to investigate. Tropical storm watches were issued for Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia , Barbados and St.

People and organisations: National Hurricane Center  Hurricane Ernesto  Hurricane Center 

Ernesto kills nine in Mexico
Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:20:00 +0200   timesofoman (en)

Ernesto [[killed]] at least nine people in Mexico, officials said Friday, with the dissipating storm threatening more heavy rain and possible flooding.

People and organisations: Facebook  Hurricane Center  National Hurricane Center  Javier Duarte 

Storm Ernesto kills nine in Mexico
Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:18:00 +0200   thehimalayantimes (en)

MEXICO CITY: Ernesto [[killed]] at least nine people in Mexico, officials said, with the dissipating storm threatening more heavy rain and possible flooding. In the southeastern state of Tabasco, a 17-year-old fisherman drowned off the coast of the town of Centla, according to authorities, and the body of a second victim was found in the Samaria River.

People and organisations: National Hurricane Center  Hurricane Center  Agence France-Presse  Agence France-Presse  Javier Duarte 

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EMM (1), JRC (33), TRMM (1), NOAA (4), (2), OCHA (1), JTWC (3), BOM (1), Unisys (1), NASA (1),

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