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Somalia Districts hit by 2012 Tropical Cyclone Murjan
Resource ID
bdbc3b2e-baf0-11ec-92cb-0242ac170007
Title
Somalia Districts hit by 2012 Tropical Cyclone Murjan
Date
April 13, 2022, 6:12 a.m., Publication
Abstract
This layer shows Somalia Districts struck by 2012 TC Murjan. They include, Bossaso, Bandarbeyla, Iskushuban, Garoowe and Eyl District. TC Murjan formed over the south Arabian Sea in association with an active inter tropical convergence zone during last week of October 2012. Moving west-southwestwards, it crossed Somalia coast between 1700 and 1800 UTC of 25th October near lat. 9.80N and long. 50.80E. The system could maintain its intensity of cyclonic storm till landfall, basically due to low to moderate vertical wind shear.
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Responsible
IGAD_DRM
Point of Contact
DRM Team
disaster-risk-management@igad.int
Purpose
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Maintenance Frequency
asNeeded
Type
vector
Restrictions
None
License
Not Specified
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
Start
Oct. 23, 2012, midnight
End
Oct. 26, 2012, midnight
Supplemental Information
TC Murjan caused heavy rainfall and strong wind over Somalia. The storm produced maximum wind speeds of 68.4Km/hr(40.2mph) and rainfall amounts of (100-200)mm. Flash flooding washed away livestock and bridges in the Bari region, causing some fatalities. 100,000 livestock were reported to have died as a result of the storm. After the landfall, due to land interaction, it weakened into a deep depression over coastal Somalia at 1800 UTC of 25th October. It further weakened into a depression over Somalia in the morning of 26th October while moving west-southwest wards
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Extent
  • x0: 48.05102920500008
  • x1: 51.413032532000045
  • y0: 7.399170170000048
  • y1: 11.501474617000042
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:4326
Keywords
no keywords
Category
Disaster Risks
Regions
Africa , Somalia