Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for CHAN-HOM-20
in Japan

Impact

Tropical Cyclone CHAN-HOM-20 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

Meteorological source GDACS
Exposed countries Japan
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 148 km/h
Maximum storm surge 0.2 m (09 Oct 00:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Low (Japan)
Landfall between
09 Oct 2020 00:00 - 10 Oct 2020 00:00

in Japan

GDACS Score

GDACS alert score for Tropical Cyclones is 0.5 (GREEN Alert), 1.5 (ORANGE Alert), 2.5 (RED Alert)
For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
Current 157 km/h 0.2 m n.a. 0.5
Overall 148 km/h 0.2 m n.a. 0.5

Maximum winds, storm surge, rainfall (Current: over the next 72 h, Overall: entire TC track) based on GDACS impact

Wind

157 km/h Current Max.

Up to 40000 people in Category 1 strength or higher (see SSHS)

Impact Timeline

Alert Date (UTC) Max Winds (km/h) Population in
Tropical Storm or higher
Population in
Cat 1. or higher
Countries
Green 1 04 Oct 2020 18:00 157 10.2 million 10 thousand Japan
Green 2 05 Oct 2020 00:00 157 13.2 million 40 thousand Japan

Bulletin Timeline

Alert Date (UTC) Category
(SSHS)
Max winds
(km/h)
Population in
Cat.1 or higher
Population in
Tropical Storm
or higher
Location (lat, lon) Countries
GREEN
1 04 Oct 2020 18:00 Tropical depression 46 no people no people 22.5, 139.2
GREEN
2 05 Oct 2020 00:00 Tropical storm 65 no people no people 22.6, 139
GREEN
2 05 Oct 2020 12:00 Tropical storm 83 no people no people 23.3, 138.9
GREEN
2 06 Oct 2020 00:00 Tropical storm 111 no people no people 23.9, 138.4
GREEN
2 06 Oct 2020 12:00 Category 1 120 no people no people 24.4, 137.5
GREEN
2 07 Oct 2020 00:00 Category 1 139 no people 3.2 million people 25.2, 135.8
GREEN
2 08 Oct 2020 00:00 Category 2 157 no people 13.2 million people 26.9, 132.6
GREEN
2 09 Oct 2020 00:00 Category 1 148 40000 people 13.2 million people 28.4, 131.2
GREEN
2 10 Oct 2020 00:00 Category 1 130 no people no people 30.3, 131.1 Japan
Actual track of the current bulletin
The alert for forecast greater than 3 days is limited to Orange level.
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Exposed population - AoIs

Exposed population in the potential affected countries, provinces and populated places

Countries

Country
Japan

Provinces

Region Province Country
Kyushu Japan

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft)
Tanegashima TNE 97 Civ. Paved Yes 4900
Yakushima KUM 37 Civ. Paved Yes 4900

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year
Saikyo Saikyo Matanobugawa 1984

Rainfall

Rainfall accumulation of the past 24h, as detected by the Global Precipitation Measurement mission of NASA. For more information, see https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GPM/main/index.html.

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StormSurge

0.2 m

The maximum Storm surge height is  0.2m in Taipingzha, China. This height is estimated for 09 Oct 2020 00:00 UTC .

The JRC has developed an experimental global storm surge model. The calculations are published about 20 minutes after a new advisory is detected by GDACS. The calculations identify the populated places affected by storm surge up to three days in advance, using the forecasted track. When forecasts change, the associated storm surge changes too and alert levels may go up or down. All links, data, statistics and maps refer to the latest available calculation. If the calculation for the last advisory is not completed, the latest available calculation is shown.

Locations affected by Storm surge (123 locations). Calculation based on advisory number 2 of 05 Oct 2020 00:00:00 UTC. (Simulation using 0.5 minute resolution)

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Storm surge height (m)
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Taipingzha China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Feng-p'u-ao China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ch'iu-wang China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ch'ing-shui-hu China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Hsieh-fu China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Wantang China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ch'ai-ch'iao China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ganlan China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Kanda Japan  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Jiangjia China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Zhenhai China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Tsunemi Japan  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Yukuhashi Japan  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ligang China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Xiaoli'ao China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Nan'ao China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Dongsha China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Shigaotang China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Beiqigen China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Beilungang China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Daniwan China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ch'en-chia-lu China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Hepu China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Shihphu China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Gaoting China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Nanfeng China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Buzen Japan  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Hsin-p'u China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chou-hung-ch'iu China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Hsiung-ting-yu China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chiao-t'ou China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Lingmen China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Aohuan China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Dinghai China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Dalu China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chung-tse China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Hsiao-an-chieh China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Changtu China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 P'u-t'o China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Litang China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Da'ao China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Shimonoseki Japan  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Shiida Japan  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Nakatsu Japan  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Guoju China  0.2
09 Oct 2020 00:00 T'ien-hou-kung China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Nan 'ao China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Danmen China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Moji Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Higashiyoshitomi Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Imazu Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Yasuoka Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chofu Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Habu Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ajisu Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Shimogo Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chiu-nan-t'ien China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ta-chan China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Banping China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Shih-t'ang China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Bei'ao China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ta-ch'u China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Touyan China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chenyu China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Takada Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Bungo-Takada Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Takedatsu Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Taketazu Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Qiancang China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Cheng-chia-tai China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Zhapu China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Niu-ch'iao-shih China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Hsing-hsing-chen China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chou-chia-peng China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Shanyang China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Luomen China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Songmen China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Kanmen China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Tiantu China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Nagasu Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Kagawa Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ogori Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Aioura Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Daido Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chin-ssu-niang-ch'iao China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Jinshanwei China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chin-shan-tsui China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Caojing China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chin-ch'ing China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Xianxiang China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Zhuxi China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Huanshan China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Bianjiao'ao China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Ube Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Tokonami Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Kurosaki Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Hashitsu Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Tabe Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 San-chia-shih China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Donggangcun China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Chumen China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Che-lin China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 San-chiao-t'ang China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Sanshan China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Lipu China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Guan'ao China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Fangang China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Araki Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Uekatsu Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Akatsure Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Urabaru Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Aden Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Somachi Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Shitooke Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Shengshan China  0.1
08 Oct 2020 22:00 Miyazaki Japan  0.1
08 Oct 2020 22:00 Kisaki Japan  0.1
08 Oct 2020 22:00 Tachibandori Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Haiyanzhen China  0.1
08 Oct 2020 22:00 Niinauri Japan  0.1
08 Oct 2020 22:00 Haruguchi Japan  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Fumin China  0.1
09 Oct 2020 00:00 Hsin-min China  0.1