Description
Activation time (UTC): 2017-09-05 10:08:00
Event time (UTC): 2017-09-06 13:00:00
Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)
Activation reason:
Hurricane Irma has been upgraded to a powerful category five storm as warnings have been issued for several Caribbean islands. The hurricane had sustained winds of up to 280km/h. Irma is projected to hit the islands, causing storm surges, life-threatening winds and torrential rain.
Reference products: 5
Delineation products: 5
Grading products: 8
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/EMSR232 |
Tags
- emsr232
- emergency-management
- france
- emergency
- copernicus-service
- copernicus
- copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
- fra
- cems
- copernicus-emergency-management-service
- rapid-mapping
- storm
- mapping
- copernicus-ems
Topics
- REGI
- TECH