Overall Red alert Tropical Cyclone for MARIA-18
in China, Japan

Event summary

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

GDACS ID TC 1000466
Name MARIA-18
Glide number: TC-2018-000110-CHN
From - To 02 Jul - 11 Jul
Exposed countries China, Japan
Exposed population 25.4 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 250 km/h Category 4
Maximum storm surge 0.7 m (11 Jul 00:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (China)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 176 km/h 2.5 m n.a. 1.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 77 km/h 0.5 m n.a. 0.5
GFS 174 km/h 2.8 m n.a. 1.5
ECMWF 156 km/h 2.7 m n.a. 1.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Analytical products

Impact report TC MARIA

09/Jul/2018 14:00 UTC

Extensive flood occurred on 23 July, downstream one of the dams of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Project, under-construction in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR); the flood was due to the partial failure of the dam as a result of the recent heavy rains that affected the area over the last week. The event caused flash flooding in many villages of Sanamxay district (Attapeu Province), casualties and damage: Mai, HinLath, ThaSengchan, Thahintai, Sanong, Thae, Phonsa-ath and Nongkhae; Hinlath and Mai were the most affected ones.

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),