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Event:
SS Storm Surge
Number:
2024-000006
Country:
MHL Marshall Islands
Location:
Kwajalein Atoll, Arno Atoll, Ailinglapalap Atoll
Date (YMD):
2024-1-20
Time:
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Information Source:
Marshall Islands Red Cross IFRC CCD Suva
Comments:
On 20 January, powerful waves, driven by offshore storm surges, struck several areas in the Marshall Islands. The event originated from a powerful winter storm system in the far northern Pacific. The strong winds generated a large swell that reached Roi Namur Islet in the northern part of Kwajalein Atoll. This weather-driven wave and inundation event, distinct from a tsunami, resulted from a significant wind-generated swell breaking on the Roi-Namur shores. Reports suggest inundation in other locations, including Arno Atoll and the runway in Ailinglapalap of Marshall Islands.
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