Title: Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (2017-09-19)
Activation time (UTC): 2017-09-19 18:07:00 Event time (UTC): 2017-09-19 00:00:00 Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)
Activation reason:
Maria is the sixth hurricane to have formed in the Atlantic Basin this season. Rainfall on many of the islands on Maria’s path could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides. In the Dominican Republic, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has convened in advance of Hurricane Maria and has already placed 20 provinces on alert for hurricane conditions. Authorities are evaluating priority evacuation zones.
Reference maps produced: 0 Delineation maps produced: 11 Grading maps produced: 0
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Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR243]: Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (2017-09-19)
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| Issue date | 2017-09-19 |
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| Landing page | http://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR243 |
| Language | English |
| Data theme(s) | Regions and cities; Science and technology |
| EuroVoc domain(s) | 72 GEOGRAPHY |
| Identifier | http://data.europa.eu/89h/28525c65-4884-4b68-b88c-b94793dbbd88 |
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| Geographic bounding box | 18.5863143244° N, -64.5568053835° E, 17.5766274253° S, -66.847390729° W |
| Coordinate Reference System | ETRS89 / LAEA Europe |
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