2015 Tropical Cyclone Megh: Movement Path and Impact in Somalia

2015 Tropical Cyclone Megh movement path data provided by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) tracks a storm that reached 110-knot wind speeds. The data covers the trajectory from the Arabian Sea through the Bari region of Puntland and Somaliland. It includes geospatial records for 13 specific affected localities.

Use Cases

• Mapping the storm trajectory across the 13 listed affected areas like Alula and Bareda using SHP files
• Analyzing the spatial relationship between the 110-knot windspeed path and regional infrastructure
• Correlating the cyclone's movement with the reported 4.9 million people requiring humanitarian assistance

Strengths

• Includes peak windspeed data of 110 knots
• Available in multiple GIS formats including SHP and GEOJSON
• Identifies 13 specific affected localities in the Bari region

Limitations

• Unknown record count and column schema
• Restricted to a single historical event from 2015

Provenance

Source

IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC)

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Historical data for a 2015 event; metadata last updated March 2026.

Geography

Somalia (Puntland, Somaliland) and Arabian Sea