Somalia Districts hit by 1994 Tropical Cyclone 05A
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1984
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Title
Somalia Districts hit by 1994 Tropical Cyclone 05A
Description
A disturbance which became Tropical Cyclone 05A was first noted on the 7 th November,1994 by Significant Tropical Weather Advisory (ABIO) at 9N 54E. It was embedded within a widespread area of convection associated with broad troughing. This layer shows TC05A hitting two Somalia Districts, Bossaso and Eyl, on 20 th November, 1994. The storm produced a maximum wind speed of 104Km/hr(65mph). The storm's high winds and rainfall were catastrophic to the districts. It killed 30 people and injured hundreds of others. Several boats and homes were washed away.
Creator
ICPAC
Publisher
The Centre for Humanitarian Data
Temporal Coverage
1984-11-19 to 1984-11-20
Date Issued
2023-12-15
License
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Access Rights
Public
Date Added
December 19, 2023
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Humanitarian Data Exchange on 2025-08-23.
ICPAC (2023). Somalia Districts hit by 1994 Tropical Cyclone 05A. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/a037e795-607d-46c6-bba7-7afe8f7179ef (dataset)