WPAC: HAIYAN - Post-Tropical

[galaxy401]

That seriously the same camera?! That is a lot of destruction!

[FireRat]

Doesn't get much scarier than this.


Also, I believe Camille's landfall wind to be a bit overestimated (its 190 peak was probably offshore, weakening before landfall according to a rather detailed analysis of wind damage at the coast) but the 1935 Labor Day storm is probably this storm's closest landfall intensity 'cousin'.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Thanks for the loop! It immediately reminded me of SuperTyphoon Nida of 2009, which looked just like that in that same satellite imagery type while out over the open waters on Nov. 25 2009. Also, that one was one rumored to have been among the strongest ever seen, and now we get a very similar-looking monster STRIKING LAND!! I guess now we'll know better how the Satellite appearance as well as Dvorak correlates to the storm's actual power. Surely the greatest typhoon ever to make landfall in the modern era, will be a subject of much research in years to come IMO.

[xtyphooncyclonex]

JTWC says it is moving to the west.

[stormkite]

xtyphooncyclonex praying for you and your family to be safe.

[thoughtsinchaos]

Just kidding, Cebu radar went back online again. Structure of the core seems to have deteriorated significantly, but I'm not sure if that's just from radar blocking/interference.

[PaulR]

I'm seeing Katrina-ish storm surge

Links? Pics? Data?

(I know I don't have a lot to contribute, but I like to ask!)

[dexterlabio]

My roommate's relatives sent a message and he is from Camiguin. They are reporting intense winds and the power has already been cut off in that place. How far is Camiguin from the point of landfall? I am not familiar with Visayas' geography. Thanks.

[Sanibel]

It's going over mountains.


Camiguin is 200 miles to the south.

[Crostorm]

Radar animation

[hurricanes1234]

That damage in the span of half an hour is simply absurd. I am beginning to wonder if they'll recover anytime soon from this.

[cycloneye]

00z Best Track down to 160kts.

31W HAIYAN 131108 0000 11.0N 124.8E WPAC 160 903

[CrazyC83]

It is still likely that Haiyan will be at least a Cat 4 once it emerges over water...after crossing mountains...amazing.

[hurricanes1234]

00z Best Track down to 160kts.

31W HAIYAN 131108 0000 11.0N 124.8E WPAC 160 903

It's weakened because of land interaction. I'd say it peaked at around 19:30 UTC today. Glad it's weakened. Because that damage in the span of one hour seems like a horrible dream.

[cycloneye]

For those who may be coming tonight for the first time to this thread,I documented in the first post of this thread the historic moment when Haiyan was at 170kts and at landfall.

viewtopic.php?f=76&t=115958&hilit=&start=0

[Fyzn94]

That seriously the same camera?! That is a lot of destruction!

195 mph.....might as well have been a giant EF4/5 tornado

[hurricanes1234]

This will definitely make history. Please note that it is the strongest landfall anywhere on Earth ever recorded. I think it's also the first sub-900 mbar landfall.

[CrazyC83]

That seriously the same camera?! That is a lot of destruction!

195 mph.....might as well have been a giant EF4/5 tornado

Video analyses suggested that (at least the time they were taken) the winds weren't nearly that strong, perhaps gusts to 110 mph or so. That looks to be tsunami-like storm surge damage.

[RL3AO]

This will definitely make history. Please note that it is the strongest landfall anywhere on Earth ever recorded. I think it's also the first sub-900 mbar landfall.

We don't know either of those. Everything was satellite estimated.

[Alyono]

Tacloban missed the eyewall is why the highest winds were not observed there

[CrazyC83]

This will definitely make history. Please note that it is the strongest landfall anywhere on Earth ever recorded. I think it's also the first sub-900 mbar landfall.

We don't know either of those. Everything was satellite estimated.

The latter is definitely not true - the 1935 Labor Day hurricane made landfall at 892mb.