Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for CIMARON-18
in Japan

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone CIMARON-18 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000490
Name CIMARON-18
From - To 17 Aug - 24 Aug
Exposed countries Japan
Exposed population 25.7 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 194 km/h Category 3
Maximum storm surge
Vulnerability Low (Japan)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 83 km/h 1.3 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.
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Meteo assessment
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Latest media headlines

Typhoon Cimaron: Passenger plane attempts terrifying landing as aircra.. 8/26/2018 8:16:00 PM.

. The Dreamliner was coming in to land during Typhoon Cimaron and was face with a windshear that cause it to wobble in the air.
INTEMPERIES Au Japon, des dégâts limités après le passage d'un puissan.. 8/25/2018 4:08:00 AM.

VIDEO. Japon: Des dégâts matériels limités après le passage du typhon Cimaron sur l'archipel. INTEMPERIES Quelques toits ont été emportés par les vents, des rideaux de magasins ont été arrachés mais il n'y a pas eu de crue exceptionnelle ni
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Japan: At least 13 injured in typhoon Cimaron 8/24/2018 3:38:00 PM.

reported. the Japan Times “Heavy rain is expected to continue including in areas the typhoon has already passed,” said Chinese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Typhoon Cimaron was about 200 km north-northwest of the city of Wajima, and traveling
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Trois disparus au Japon après le passage du typhon Cimaron Le Monde 8/24/2018 2:29:00 PM.

Le typhon a déversé de fortes pluies dans l’ouest de l’archipel et a provoqué des retards dans les transports, mais sans faire de gros dégâts. © AP Une éolienne renversée par les vents à Awaji, dans la province de Hyogo, dans l’ouest du Jap
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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

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (38), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),