Super Typhoon Haiyan - Phillippines

Kalyke

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/11/07/super-typhoon-haiyan-closes-in-on-philippines-among-strongest-storms-ever/

Looks MASSIVE!

eskimocat

Funny was expecting there to be a thread pages and pages long about this Typhoon. Its absolutely massive, and if the headlines are anything to go by, it could set records. They are expecting a sustained wind speed of 313km/h ! that is just simply jaw dropping! Even the look of the thing on the radar is like something out of a bad film.

http://wxug.us/19ikt

You can see the severity of this system on the radar in the link above.
While some people have been evacuated, others remain. My thoughts are with them and all their families. Be safe.

eskimocat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaOugwlgk9U

There she is! This is how she tracked so far...

cherryghost

Apparently it's even broken measure records.

One of the strongest storms ever witnessed is just hours away from landfall.
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Super Typhoon Haiyan (known as Yolanda in the Philippines) has officially maxed out the Dvorak scale, which is used to measure strong strength using satellites. That means Haiyan is approaching the theoretical maximum intensity for any storm, anywhere. From the latest NOAA bulletin:
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DVORAK TECHNIQUE MAKES NO ALLOWANCE FOR AN EYE EMBEDDED SO DEEPLY IN CLOUD TOPS AS COLD [AS THIS]
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Put another way, the most commonly used satellite-based intensity scale just wasn’t designed to handle a storm this strong. Within the last hour, one real-time estimate of the storm’s intensity has actually ticked slightly above the maximum to 8.1 on an 8.0 scale. This meteorologist, for one, has never seen that before.

And here it is dropping off the scale:




Pressure is still dropping on this baby as we speak. Just at 883 at the moment.


Niiiiiice

eskimocat

The eye is so large, normally you might get a little black dot, but that is a circle! Wonder what size the eye is measuring. They are warning people about not going out in the calm of the storm as the winds can reverse back, and the speed of the reverse could be extremely fast.

vicwatson

300 km/h winds expected

200mm rain

Bloody eck !

Category 5

Batten down the hatches

cherryghost

12 hour evolution:

11pm GMT yesterday


11am this morning

tylercollins

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057078249

maquiladora

Incredible cyclone. May not see another as powerful in our lifetime. Broke the Dvorak scale.

maquiladora

Satellite loops show that Haiyan weakened only slightly, if at all, in the two hours after JTWC’s advisory, so the super typhoon likely made landfall with winds near 195 mph. This makes Haiyan the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in world history. The previous record was held by the Atlantic's Hurricane Camille of 1969, which made landfall in Mississippi with 190 mph winds.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2573

drunkmonkey

The GMA News network over there is posting video updates on youtube from the regions every few minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/user/gmanews/videos?shelf_id=1&view=0&sort=dd
or
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video?ref=breadcrumbs

Just looks a little windy.

mchammer22

What is the path of Haiyan after the Philippines? Is it likely to hit Vietnam??

Mr Cumulonimbus

At 2100Z.

Stinicker

I was in the Philippines this summer and this will absolutely devastate the country and to top it all off this the most powerful storm in World History is ploughing straight through a region already devastated by a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake which struck 3 weeks ago in the Visayas. Some of the architectural sights I photographed there this summer were flattened to the ground and now they get pummeled by this. I hope they can get to shelter but I would not be surprised if we hear of deaths in the tens of thousands due to this.

Similarly in 1991 Mount Pinatubo erupted in what was the biggest global volcanic eruption since Krakatoa and the same day a super typhoon swept in from the Pacific and a huge corner of Luzon was totally devastated, the Americans fled their Clark and Subic military bases which were flattened by the lahar and ash and destroyed the economy so heavily dependent on them.

The Philippines is mega-diverse country and truely a wonder of nature, its people despite grinding poverty are among the nicest you could find on earth. This typhoon will do untold damage to their already fledgling nation of 100 million people. May god help them all.

Mr Cumulonimbus

Image at 0Z. Daytime there now. Conditions must be at their worst at this stage.

martic

This video was posted on a friends facebook page, nasty looking stuff
http://instagram.com/p/gbow7rKWz7/

zenno

That is a monster :eek:

cherryghost

This typhoon is the TWENTY-FIFTH typhoon to hit the Philippines this year

up for anything

I can't believe how little coverage Yolanda is getting on the tv news channels that I have... well I can, because it's the East. Nothing in the last 30 minutes on any of them that I can see. It's ludicrous compared to the 24/7 coverage that Sandy got.

ETA: http://boingboing.net/2013/11/07/super-typhoon-haiyan-slams-phi.html

Just come on Sky news. I take it back.

bnt

Based on wind speed estimates, Wunderground are calling this the most powerful storm to ever make landfall - more powerful than Hurricane Camille (1969). There have been stronger typhoons out at sea, but none of those hit land. There's very little news coming out of the worst-affected areas at the moment.

Hugo_Whoriskey

mchammer22 wrote: »

What is the path of Haiyan after the Philippines? Is it likely to hit Vietnam??

From The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/08/typhoon-haiyan-batters-philippines

"Haiyan is expected to lessen by Saturday as it moves towards the South China Sea, where Vietnam, Laos and China are in its potential path."

Another article from there states:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/07/philippines-worst-typhoon-haiyan

"The state weather bureau said Haiyan was expected to pass over the Philippines late on Saturday and then move into the South China Sea, where it could become even stronger and threaten Vietnam or China."

An article last night which is now edited/gone said it would likely threaten Vietnam/Laos and would likely be in their top 5 natural disasters.

Larbre34

The Philippines have had desperate fortunes with natural disasters over the years, how can any country develop with once a decade devastation?

380 kph (235 mph) gusts are frankly inconceivable. They sound more like something you hear reported from planetary research of Venus or the likes.

RobertKK

CNN have done a great job on this super RTyphoon, they have been warning about it for several days saying it would be a major news maker.
Really horrific stuff for the people there.
It is things like this that make us appreciate our own weather and even when it is at it's most extreme here, we are usually doing very well.

A weather record breaking day: 08/11/2013.

Elmer Blooker

cherryghost wrote: »

This typhoon is the TWENTY-FIFTH typhoon to hit the Philippines this year

Is there any explanation or even connection between the extraordinarily quiet hurricane season in the Atlantic compared with what's happening in the Pacific?
I know the formation of hurricanes depends on sea surface temperatures.

Heart goes out for people around Cebu and Bohol.. My friend there lost a friend in the earthquake and now one of the biggest storms ever a few weeks later.

I'm in Hanoi so will just have a very very wet start to next week.

Faustino

Very quiet thread given how huge the system is?

fits

Don't know how to embed this but its an incredible satellite image from EUMETSAT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eumetsat/10726056545/

fits

Faustino wrote: »

Very quiet thread given how huge the system is?

I think the storm is out at sea again and it is nighttime in the Philippines. Not much else will come in before sunrise there in 2 hours time.

beatrice33

It is so strange... all the talk about being the biggest storm of the century and no news anywhere... not even a decent weather boardsie thread O_o

DOCARCH

beatrice33 wrote: »

It is so strange... all the talk about being the biggest storm of the century and no news anywhere... not even a decent weather boardsie thread O_o

In think it's just purely as a result of a lack of information, rather than a lack of interest.

Stinicker

beatrice33 wrote: »

It is so strange... all the talk about being the biggest storm of the century and no news anywhere... not even a decent weather boardsie thread O_o

It was the second news article on the RTÉ 6.01 news and CNN are running with the story all day. Sky News have given it very little airtime though. CNN is the best place for coverage on this.

Harps

'Strongest storm ever recorded hits Philippines' is somewhat more noteworthy..

The first I heard of this was a casual mention on the news on the radio this morning, nowhere near the top story, odd how little coverage its gotten.

Just trying to catch up with the news now, there's not a lot of aftermath info out there yet, hopefully nothing too bad though given the severity its hard to imagine there wont be deaths

fits

Its looking very serious this morning. I would say huge areas are still cut off in terms of roads and communications too.

Red Nissan

Stinicker wrote: »

May god help them all.

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Perhaps donating a good few shillings to World Disaster Relief and the Red Cross might, just must actually help them a little.

RobertKK

Red Nissan wrote: »

Perhaps donating a good few shillings to World Disaster Relief and the Red Cross might, just must actually help them a little.

Well the churches here did have collections for some other noteworthy disasters like the tsunami in Indian ocean and the earthquake in Haiti, the Philippines is due some help from us now...

mickmackey1

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First and final warning

Rikand

at least 100 dead

http://breakingnews.ie/world/philippines-typhoon-kill-at-least-100-as-it-heads-for-vietnam-612723.html

fits

Anyone know the best place to donate money to where it will get there quickly? Just tried American Red cross but didnt work.

Edit, just donated to Irish red cross. Not sure if its the most effective way to get money there quickly but was the best I could do.
http://www.redcross.ie/news/appeals/typhoon-haiyan-appeal/

maquiladora

The Red Cross has put the death toll at least 1,200 now. Sadly I'd expect that to rise, perhaps a lot higher in the days and weeks ahead as the full extent of the devestation is discovered.

We cannot know for certain how strong it was, but based on the official JTWC updates it would have been the 4th most intense cyclone, anywhere, in recorded history and the most intense ever during landfall. The winds in the eyewall would have been like an F3-F4 tornado expect over a 50km area and blasting for much longer than a fast moving tornado. The storm surge must have been catastrophic in places too.

RobertKK

On CNN, it was said the storm surge reached upto the second floor in buildings and their reporter says it looks like a tsunami has hit the coastal region.

Also 1 million people were in the direct path of the storm.

RTE news has the Irish football manager as top story, all so trivial. A tax refund for some property taxpayers as second story.
Only made the third story, even though they say over 1,000 people died. When you look at what the news stories above it are, you would wonder what our national broadcaster is thinking when it comes to priority.

weisses

Anyone here who wanted to be in the path of that typhoon (purely based on the excitement/fear it brings ?)

Red Nissan

http://rt.com/news/typhoon-cyclone-dead-philippines-463/

Over 1,200 people died: Red Cross

Mr Cumulonimbus

maquiladora wrote: »

The Red Cross has put the death toll at least 1,200 now. Sadly I'd expect that to rise, perhaps a lot higher in the days and weeks ahead as the full extent of the devestation is discovered.

We cannot know for certain how strong it was, but based on the official JTWC updates it would have been the 4th most intense cyclone, anywhere, in recorded history and the most intense ever during landfall. The winds in the eyewall would have been like an F3-F4 tornado expect over a 50km area and blasting for much longer than a fast moving tornado. The storm surge must have been catastrophic in places too.

Looking at the geography of Tacloban City in particular, any storm surge entering the bay would most likely have been pushed into the city because of its location. If the eye passed to the south as it moved westwards, easterly winds would have piled the water into the bay.

FTroydon

I am meant to be flying from Bangkok to Hanoi on Monday morning (6am Thailand time - so 11pm Sun night GMT).

Any weather experts know if this is a really bad idea...?

fits

It looks like it will hit Hanoi alright and the biggest worry there would be high level of rainfall bringing flooding and landslides. Keep an eye on it for sure.

eskimocat

There are some pictures on this website by ABC News. The pictures shows scenes not unlike the aftermath of some of the larger tornadoes. There are cars heaped on top of each other, another looks like its hanging off the second floor of a building or garage. Its total destruction.
God help them.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-10/in-pictures3a-super-typhoon-haiyan/5081386

eskimocat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKlwkboM0N4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNWq95KYEa4

Some Youtube clips showing the destruction created by the Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan for the thread. If anyone wonders what it might be like to get caught up in something like this, the first video gives a fair idea of the force of the wind, rain and debris.

smellslikeshoes

Red Nissan wrote: »

Speechless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9YLb3TxmQY

[youtuube]=H9YLb3TxmQY[/youtube]

That is not from Haiyan it's from Typhoon Ketsana.

FTroydon

FTroydon wrote: »

I am meant to be flying from Bangkok to Hanoi on Monday morning (6am Thailand time - so 11pm Sun night GMT).

Any weather experts know if this is a really bad idea...?

As a tourist, terrible idea.. I'm in Hanoi and I'm not worried but if ya wanna see what Northern VN has to offer, spend some more time in Thailand or Laos first.

up for anything

Some photos of Tacloban on the CNN website - some are graphic BEWARE

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