| Event: | EC Extratropical Cyclone |
| Number: | 2023-000028 |
| Country: | VUT Vanuatu |
| Location: | Penama, Malampa, Shefa, Tafea, Sanma and Torba Provinces |
| Date (YMD): | 2023-3-1 |
| Time: | 5 AM |
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| Information Source: | Vanuatu Red Cross Society, RSMC, GDACS |
| Comments: | 1 March 2023, at 5am local time today (UTC+11), TC Judy has intensified further into a Category 3 and was bearing down on Shefa Province where the capital Port Villa located while moving south direction. TC Judy is passing over Vanuatu and is strengthening into a Category 4 system as it continues to track over Vanuatu. Almost 40,000 people are living inside wind speed zone exceed 120kph and over 204,000 people living inside wind speed zone of 60-120kph. Please find below key highlights update on TC Judy.
Situation:
• RED alert is in effect for four provinces (Penama, Malampa, Shefa and Tafea), YELLOW alert for Sanma and BLUE alert for Torba province.
• Heavy rainfalls and thunderstorm are expected over central, southern and parts of the northern islands with flash flooding expected in low lying areas, areas close to the riverbanks, including coastal flooding today. Seas will become rough, very rough to phenomenal with heavy to very heavy swells expected over Vanuatu waters. High Seas warning is current for open coastal waters of Vanuatu
• No internet connection in Vanuatu at the moment and communication are through normal line with the team in Vanuatu. There is potential deterioration of network in coming hours |
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