Somalia 2013 Tropical Cyclone 3A: Impact Metrics for 142,380 People
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Description
Offering impact statistics and geospatial boundaries for the November 2013 Tropical Cyclone 3A in Somalia, which affected 142,380 people. Produced by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC), the data quantifies human casualties, livestock loss, and crop destruction across the Nugaal and Bari regions.
Use Cases
Mapping flood extent in Dangorayo and Eyl districts using SHP or GEOJSON files
Calculating per-capita livestock loss using the 2,746 lost livestock figure
Analyzing displacement patterns relative to the 5,000 displaced persons record
Strengths
Quantifies specific agricultural damage including 12,000ha of destroyed crops
Provides multi-format geospatial data (SHP, GEOJSON) for mapping affected districts
Documents the deadliest cyclone on record in Somalia with 100 confirmed deaths
Limitations
Data is restricted to a single historical event from 2013
Geographic coverage is limited to specific districts in the Nugaal and Bari regions
Lack of granular column definitions in the source metadata
Provenance
Source
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC)
Time Range
November 2013
Freshness
Historical data from 2013; metadata last updated in 2026.
Geography
Somalia (Nugaal and Bari regions)
Data is provided under a CC-BY license; users should note the event occurred in 2013 despite the 2026 metadata timestamp.