Overall Red alert Tropical Cyclone for BAVI-20
in China, Democratic Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea

Event summary

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

GDACS ID TC 1000702
Name BAVI-20
Glide number: TC-2020-000178-PRK
From - To 21 Aug - 27 Aug
Exposed countries China, Democratic Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea
Exposed population 2.7 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 185 km/h Category 3
Maximum storm surge 1.9 m (27 Aug 03:00 UTC)
Vulnerability High (North Korea)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 74 km/h 1.9 m n.a. 1.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 202 km/h 2.4 m 856 mm 1.5
GFS 194 km/h 2.4 m 774 mm 1.5
ECMWF 144 km/h 2 m 634 mm 0.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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China, Japan , Democratic Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea - Tropical Cyclone BAVI (ECHO 24 Aug 2020)Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:10

  • Tropical Cyclone BAVI is moving north towards the East China Sea. On 24 August at 0.00 UTC, its centre was approximately 200 km north-west of Okinawa Island, with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h.
  • BAVI will strengthen as it approaches the Korean Peninsula, before making landfall over the north-western coast of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 27 August.
  • For the next 24 hours, heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge are forecast over eastern Okinawa (southern Japan), north-eastern Taiwan, Diaoyu Islands and coastal regions of central-northern Zhejiang.
  • Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued red warnings for high waves, flood and heavy rain over the Okinawa Islands. China's Meteorological Administration (CMA) has issued a yellow typhoon warning for Taiwan, Diaoyu Islands and central-northern Zhejiang.
China, Japan , Democratic Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea - Tropical Cyclone BAVI update (ECHO 25 Aug 2020)Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:09

  • Tropical Cyclone BAVI is strengthening as it moves north-northwest over the East China Sea. On 25 August at 0.00 UTC, its centre was approximately 450 km south-east of Shanghai, with maximum sustained winds of 167 km/h.
  • BAVI will make landfall over the south-western coast of Democratic Republic of Korea on 27 August, with maximum sustained winds up to 180 km/h.
  • Heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge are forecast over eastern and north-eastern coastal areas of China (particularly the Shandong Peninsula), the Okinawa and Amami Islands (southern Japan), and the western Korean Peninsula. 
  • A yellow typhoon warning is still in effect from Taiwan to the north-eastern coastal area of China. 
DPRK, Republic of Korea, China - Tropical Cyclone BAVI (ECHO 27 Aug 2020)Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:02

  • Tropical Cyclone BAVI made landfall on 27 August over the coast of North Pyongan Province in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with maximum sustasined winds up to 100-120 km/h.
  • In DPRK, typhoon Bavi made landfall in North Hwanghae and South Hwanghae provinces, a major source of farming and fishing for the country. Damage to houses and public facilities including flooded roads were reported.
  • After the passage of BAVI along the western coast of the Republic of Korea, damage to facilities, power outages and mandatory evacuations were reported.
  • BAVI is forecast to weaken, as it moves north-east over the northern Korea Peninsula, reaching Jilin Province (north-eastern China) in the afternoon of 27 August.
  • On 26 August, typhoon warnings were issued for most regions of DPRK and neighbouring Liaoning Province (north-eastern China).
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (38), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),