DATASET

Tropical Cyclone in Viti Levu (2016-02-19)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2016-02-19 20:51:00
Event time (UTC): 2016-02-19 00:00:00
Event type: Wind storm

Activation reason:
On 19 February at 0.00 (UTC), Tropical Cyclone WINSTON had max. sustained winds of 204 km/h and its centre was located 130 km north-west of Vava'u (Tonga). It is forecast to continue moving throughout the group of islands of Lau, Kandavu and close to Viti Levu, still as an intense Tropical Cyclone. Based on this forecast, heavy rains, strong winds and storm surge may affect Viti Levu (Fiji) on 20 February.

Reference products: 9
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 12

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Contact

Email
jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2016): Tropical Cyclone in Viti Levu (2016-02-19). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/451b138d-dc4b-4d78-bcac-71ef058ab2d6

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus EMS Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Service Emergency Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Emergency Management FJI EMSR155 Mapping Rapid Mapping Fiji Wind storm

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR155]: Tropical Cyclone in Viti Levu (2016-02-19)
URL 
  • All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

Type Value
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WKT
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WKT
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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-04-19
Modified date
2021-04-19
Issued date
2016-02-19
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR155 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/451b138d-dc4b-4d78-bcac-71ef058ab2d6
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