Description
Activation time (UTC): 2020-09-16 15:32:00
Event time (UTC): 2020-09-18 12:00:00
Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)
Activation reason:
A thunderstorm is forecasted to cause heavy rainfall in the Central region of Vietnam. Local weather forecasts expect a high chance for strong precipitation resulting in localised urban floods in Ha Tinh, Dong Ha, Dong Hoi, Hue and Da Nang (Central VietNam) at the mid of September with a maximum water height at 12:00 (UTC) 18/9/2020. The activation aims at detecting the spatial extent of the flood as currently no established in situ methods are available for this purpose.
Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 5
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/EMSR464 |
Tags
- emergency-management
- emergency
- copernicus-service
- copernicus
- emsr464
- vietnam
- copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
- cems
- copernicus-emergency-management-service
- vnm
- rapid-mapping
- storm
- mapping
- copernicus-ems
Topics
- REGI
- TECH