Wind Storm in Vietnam (2020-10-07)

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2020-10-07 05:30:00
Event time (UTC): 2020-10-07 19:00:00
Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)

Activation reason:
A thunderstorm is forecast to cause heavy rainfall in central Vietnam. Local weather forecasts predict a high chance for strong precipitation resulting in localised urban floods in Ha Tinh, Dong Ha, Dong Hoi, Hue and Da Nang in Central VietNam with a maximum water height at 12:00 (UTC) on the 07/10/2020. The activation aims at detecting the spatial extent of the flooding as currently no established in situ methods are available for this purpose.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 11
Grading products: 0

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
61 https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR469

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  • emergency-management
  • emergency
  • copernicus-service
  • copernicus
  • vietnam
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
  • emsr469
  • cems
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service
  • vnm
  • rapid-mapping
  • storm
  • mapping
  • copernicus-ems

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  • TECH

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