Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for ILEANA-18
in Mexico

Event summary

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

GDACS ID TC 1000479
Name ILEANA-18
From - To 04 Aug - 07 Aug
Exposed countries Mexico
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 130 km/h Category 1
Maximum storm surge
Vulnerability Medium (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 74 km/h 0 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 105 km/h 0.3 m n.a. 0.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Hurricane John Absorbs Tropical Storm Ileana; Gets Stronger 8/8/2018 4:03:00 PM.

Mexico, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Hurricane John today absorbed Tropical Storm Ileana and became a category two hurricane in the Mexican Pacific. It turned out a phenomenon known as Fujiwhara, in which the weaker tropical cyclone revolves ar
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Hurricane gobbles up tropical storm as it moves off Mexico 8/8/2018 7:38:00 AM.

MEXICO CITY Hurricane John is moving off Mexico’s western coast, having absorbed Tropical Storm Ileana, and is expected to stir up heavy surf and drop rain on the southern portions of the Baja California peninsula while keeping away from la
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Hurricane gobbles up tropical storm as it moves off Mexico 8/8/2018 7:08:00 AM.

North Andover, MA (01845) Today. Partial cloudiness early, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High around 90F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.. Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms during the evening, then c
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Hurricane gobbles up tropical storm as it moves off Mexico 8/8/2018 6:41:00 AM.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane John is moving off Mexico's western coast, having absorbed Tropical Storm Ileana, and is expected to stir up heavy surf and drop rain on the southern portions of the Baja California peninsula while keeping away
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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 (38), (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),