Tropical Storm Tapah Charts a Course Across the Pacific
Real-time maps and data visualizations are tracking Tropical Storm Tapah as it moves across the Pacific Ocean. The National Hurricane Center provides the best track and forecast path facts.
Here’s a breakdown of the data sources powering the coverage:
Intensity Chart: Based on National Hurricane Center data.
Wind Arrival Table: Arrival times of sustained, damaging winds (58 m.p.h. or more) are generated from a New York Times analysis of National Hurricane Center data. Geographic locations utilize data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Natural Earth. Time zones are based on Google. The table indicates a less than 10% chance damaging winds will arrive before the “earliest reasonable” time, and a 50% chance they will arrive before the “most likely” time.
Radar Map: Radar imagery is sourced from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via Iowa State university, combining data from the NEXRAD network.
Storm Surge Map: Storm surge data originates from the National Hurricane Center,currently forecasting for the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Note that actual flooded areas may differ from the map, which accounts for tides but not waves or rainfall flooding, and includes routinely flooded intertidal areas.
Rip Currents Map: Rip current risk data is also from the National Hurricane Center, and risk isn’t always tied to active tropical cyclones.
Satellite Map: Imagery is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Japanese Meteorological Agency via the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
Precipitation Map: Multi-day forecasts and observed rainfall totals are from the National Weather Service; the 1-day forecast is from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Ancient Map: Storm paths are sourced from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s HURDAT database, showing storms named after 2000 that passed within 50 miles of the potential landfall location.
* Basemaps: Built with Daylight (urban areas) and Natural Earth (roads, labels, terrain).
