Status:Ongoing analysisFinalised Material from: Tim, Linus
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Discussed in the following Daily reports:
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1. Impact
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A blizzard hit the region Annapurna in Nepal around the 14 October, killing at least 39 hikers. |
The snapshot from Goggle Map below shows the location.
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The heavy precipitation was mainly due to the aftermaths of the tropical cyclone Hudhud, with which made landfall on the Indian east-coast on the 12 October (see below for track forecast after the landfall). The cyclone formed on the 8 October in the Bay of Bengal.
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3.1 Data assimilation
3.2 HRES
The plots below shows the 24-hour precipitation for the 14 October. The hourglass symbol marks the Annapurna district.
Gallery includeLabel hres14 sort comment title 24-hour precipitation (14 Oct)
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- A very good prediction of the extreme event. Probably due the the predictability of the tropical cyclone, which formed 6 days before the snowfall event.
6. Additional material
- Newsletter article in Winter 2014/2015