Overall Red alert Tropical Cyclone for FIONA-22
in Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone FIONA-22 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000916
Name FIONA-22
Glide number: TC-2022-000314-DOM
From - To 14 Sep - 24 Sep
Exposed countries Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Exposed population 2.9 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 213 km/h Category 4
Maximum storm surge 1.2 m (24 Sep 19:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (Dominican Republic)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS NOAA 111 km/h 0.5 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 234 km/h n.a. 1075 mm 2.5
GFS 180 km/h n.a. 565 mm 2.5
ECMWF 169 km/h 1.9 m 496 mm 0.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
FIONA-22 - JRC emergency reportSun, 25 Sep 2022 04:37

A new JRC Emergency report is now available
FIONA-22 - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 21 Sep 2022 17:54

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
FIONA-22 - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 16 Sep 2022 17:33

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
FIONA-22 - JRC emergency reportSun, 25 Sep 2022 04:37

A new JRC Emergency report is now available
FIONA-22 - JRC emergency reportSun, 25 Sep 2022 04:37

A new JRC Emergency report is now available
FIONA-22 - JRC emergency reportSun, 25 Sep 2022 04:37

A new JRC Emergency report is now available
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Chainsaw injuries up as Nova Scotians clear trees felled by Fiona 9/28/2022 9:13:00 PM.

COUNTRY HARBOUR LAKE, N.S. — On Saturday morning David Ryan learned Hurricane Fiona had toppled trees across a neighbour’s driveway in Country Harbour, Guysborough County, blocking them in. When he went to grab his chainsaw he looked at the
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The Star » Cuba begins restoring power after storm 9/28/2022 9:07:00 PM.

Power has been restored in parts of Cuba after Hurricane Ian pummelled the western end of the island and caused a total blackout. Officials earlier said the electrical system had collapsed after one of the country's main power plants could
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Kalin's Call: Hurricane Ian hits Florida, not expected to impact Marit.. 9/28/2022 9:05:00 PM.

Hurricane Ian was in the process of making landfall in western Florida Wednesday afternoon as a major category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds in the eyewall of the storm near 250 km/h. Ian approaches the western coastline of Flor
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Power is out: Can solar, batteries power your home? 9/28/2022 8:59:00 PM.

) – Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds and flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and extreme heat and cold events that have knocked out power to mi
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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: EMSR (2), EC-JRC (40), (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),