Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for HECTOR-12 in Mexico from 12 Aug 2012 03:00 UTC to 17 Aug 2012 09:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for HECTOR-12

in Mexico

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone HECTOR-12 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 31867
Name	HECTOR-12
From - To	12 Aug - 17 Aug
Exposed countries	Mexico
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	121 km/h Category 1
Maximum storm surge
Vulnerability	Medium (Mexico)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
JRC	n.a	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	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

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Latest media headlines

Tropical storm Gordon strengthens in Atlantic 8/17/2012 9:00:00 AM.

Tropical storm Gordon is nearing hurricane-strength in the Atlantic but it is expected to move away from the United States.

Tropical Storm Gordon Strengthens in Atlantic 8/17/2012 7:16:00 AM.

Tropical Storm Gordon strengthens in Atlantic, near hurricane-strengthen away from the US

Gordon to become hurricane, won't hit land 8/16/2012 3:24:00 PM.

MIAMI, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Tropical storm Gordon is expected to become a hurricane by week's end, but will not make landfall, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday.

Gordon Named as Seventh Atlantic Tropical Storm of 2012 8/16/2012 12:59:00 PM.

Tropical Storm Gordon became the seventh named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season , according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The system has maximum winds of 40 miles (64 kilometers) per hour, above the 39 mph thres

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