Super Typhoon in the Phillippines: Winds up to 235 mph!!!!

[KevinNYC]

Damn.

Super Typhoon Haiyan, which slammed into the Philippines early Friday morning, is one of the strongest storms ever recorded on the planet. Here are some fast facts about the storm: (http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/11/07/super-typhoon-philippines/3468165/)
Super Typhoon Haiyan has winds of 195 mph and gusts of 235 mph. This is one of the highest wind speeds ever recorded in a storm in world history.

• The strength of Haiyan is equal to that of an extremely powerful Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic. (Typhoons are the same type of storms as hurricanes).

• No hurricane in the Atlantic has ever been this strong.

• It's possible Haiyan could become the strongest storm ever recorded to make landfall, anywhere on Earth.

• The storm is over 300 miles wide: The width is about equal to the distance between Boston and Philadelphia.

About 10 million people live on the central Philippine islands and are most at risk of a direct strike from Haiyan.

• A storm surge as high as 15 feet is possible in some parts of the Philippines.

• A 50-mile wide swath of 8+ inches of rain is predicted to cross the central Philippines, which will lead to dangerous flash floods and mudslides.

[KevinNYC]

Scary stuff. A storm surge as big as Hurricane Sandy's with much higher winds.

[rezznor]

be safe all of our pinoy friends!

[DuMa]

im trying so hard not to make the obvious midget joke here.

[9erempiree]

Stay safe from Cali.

[magic chiongson]

one of the cities on its path has almost a million people and just got hit by an earthquake a month ago

[OldSkoolball#52]

im trying so hard not to make the obvious midget joke here.


I feel you bro. Im holding back on some Kobe jokes.






But honestly I do hope everyones ok

[KevinNYC]

Hurricane Sandy strongest point was when the low pressure hit 940 mbar before it hit land was like 970 when it did.

This is well below that at 895 mb pressure. No storm has ever hit land at this strength before. (http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2573) Just saw a hurricane expert say the devastation near the coast "will be complete."



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.....

Extreme damage likely in the Philippines
Wind damage in Guiuan (population 47,000) must have been catastrophic, perhaps the greatest wind damage any city on Earth has endured from a tropical cyclone in the past century. A massive storm surge must have also caused great destruction along a 20-mile swath to the north of where the eye hit,

[gigantes]

jesus.

any idea how much time they had to bunker down or even flee to some other country? not that their bunkering options were likely of much use. :/

[rezznor]

jesus.

any idea how much time they had to bunker down or even flee to some other country? not that their bunkering options were likely of much use. :/
doesn't matter how much time they had. much of the country is so poor and the infrastructure is so bad that they would have nowhere to go. praying for my friends there and the entire pacific rim. casualties are going to be massive :(

[niko]

That's horrible. They have literally no chance.

[LJJ]

jesus.

any idea how much time they had to bunker down or even flee to some other country? not that their bunkering options were likely of much use. :/

You can see these storms coming days in advance but the problem with these typhoons/tropical storms is that it's pretty hard to predict when it's an exceptional one. The Philippines are hit by what, 30 odd potential typhoons a year? It's not very feasible to mount massive evacuations for a threat that is so common.

[It's A VC3!!!]

i was reading about this storm this morning. i couldn't find how many casualties they expect? i hope the number is not high, nor the cost of the storm. the philippines will receive american aid but i hope it's not overly-expensive.

[rezznor]

and the people who survive the initial storm will have to deal with disease, lack of food, water and shelter. it's going to tragic

[gigantes]

You can see these storms coming days in advance but the problem with these typhoons/tropical storms is that it's pretty hard to predict when it's an exceptional one. The Philippines are hit by what, 30 odd potential typhoons a year? It's not very feasible to mount massive evacuations for a threat that is so common.
right, so how long did they have once it was found that it would be a super mega storm?


i realise we

[Bucket_Nakedz]

:(

[LJJ]

i was reading about this storm this morning. i couldn't find how many casualties they expect? i hope the number is not high, nor the cost of the storm. the philippines will receive american aid but i hope it's not overly-expensive.

If it's actually the "strongest ever recorded" that makes it hard to predict no? The strongest typhoon last year caused close to 2000 casualties in the Philippines, but that's an exceptionally high number.

[Stuckey]

I love them Philippine mangoes you get at Costco

[LJJ]

[QUOTE=gigantes]right, so how long did they have once it was found that it would be a super mega storm?


i realise we

[gigantes]

Well, from my limited anecdotal experience they are very fickle. The strength, trajectory and speed can change quite dramatically within a 12 hour window.
okay, thanks. i recall we had more time with sandy, although of course that was a different storm. i suppose there's no easy warning formula for this stuff.


i figure these storms are only going to get worse in coming years, though, which is a second reason why i find this one pretty terrifying.

[$LakerGold]

& I thought my mom was exaggerating when she called me this morning. Damn, I hope it won't hit Manila :\

I seriously gotta make some calls now!!!

[HomieWeMajor]

Lebron23 are you safe ?

[magic chiongson]

Lebron23's from up north of the country, he should be safe :D

[pethuel03]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202114925536433

Damn. That's a video showing the strength of this super typhoon.

[magic chiongson]

live earthcam from boracay island deep in the philippines. winds aren't that strong yet but it should be in a few hours

http://www.earthcam.com/world/philippines/boracay/

[Scholar]

I hope everyone out there stays safe. Peace be upon those who don't make it. :(

[lefthook00]

Typhoon Supersaiyin

[cuad]

Haarp.

[andgar923]

Haarp.
The tinfoils are out.

LIttle do people know U.S. has actually used a weather weapon in the past.

[Patrick Chewing]

R.I.P. Philippines

[CarlosBoozer]

Nothing here yet! (Yes I live in the Philippines)

[tomtucker]

Trannies....hold on to your poorly sewn ***** !

[absalom]

A superweapon by the allies in RA2 was activated here in RP.

Seriously, I hope everyone is safe, our storm signal is #2 here in Manila.

[ace23]

http://j-walk.com/images/PopcornEaters_7885/popcorn.gif

[senelcoolidge]

My wife and two sons are in Cebu right now. I can't get in touch with them right now. Probably by tomorrow after the storm passes through. Luckily they are in the countryside up in the mountains. No need to worry about flooding there..only mudslides. When I heard this news it got me sick to my stomach. But I feel confident that they are ok. This storm is humongous. It's pretty much covering the whole P.I.

[tomtucker]

[B]shit, i got a mailorder bride coming in from phili anyday now.......hope there won

[ErhnamDjinn]

Im from Manila and it aint so bad here, but i do feel for the people in cebu and the south, they just got hit by a 7.2 quake about 3 weeks ago so lots of people are in relief camps in tents. My friends in Cebu said winds are so strong and the power is already out,hopefully this ends soon

[senelcoolidge]

Im from Manila and it aint so bad here, but i do feel for the people in cebu and the south, they just got hit by a 7.2 quake about 3 weeks ago so lots of people are in relief camps in tents. My friends in Cebu said winds are so strong and the power is already out,hopefully this ends soon

It seems like Cebu got the bottom part of the storm. It seems it wasn't that bad. It was a quick moving storm. My wife even went to work this morning. I hope everyone else is fine though.

[magic chiongson]

SuperHaiyan's next stop: Vietnam

it should be weaker by the time it gets to vietnam

[bladefd]

Damn. Any word on casualties yet?

[magic chiongson]

they won't find out until after a few days

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lkffktkGWLq6c3w2D5mGaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTUxNDtweW9mZj0wO3E9Nz U7dz05MTU-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-11-07/20804d75-fc76-4110-b25f-add7e61d6292_10726056545_52700f143c_o.png

[The Iron Sheik]

lebron23 nooo!!! :cry:

[$LakerGold]

About 5-10 people will lose faith in god, because of this...

[KevinNYC]

Damn. Any word on casualties yet?
There's no communication with the places that were really hit hard yet. They are cut off.

[BRabbiT]

http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/527c6a1aeab8eae111df1741-887-777/rtx153sr.jpg


wow:eek:

[D-Wade316]

Just heavy showers here in Misamis Occidental. :D

[BrooklynZoo]

they're saying over 1,200 casualties....

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/typhoon-haiyan-kills-1-200-philippines-report-article-1.1511577

btw all u dudes crackin jokes are *****

[kNicKz]

they won't find out until after a few days

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lkffktkGWLq6c3w2D5mGaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTUxNDtweW9mZj0wO3E9Nz U7dz05MTU-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-11-07/20804d75-fc76-4110-b25f-add7e61d6292_10726056545_52700f143c_o.png

jesus :eek: :eek: :eek:

[rezznor]

death toll may hit 10,000.....

[Lebron23]

I am planning to send some donations to Red Cross Philippines.

[gigantes]

death toll may hit 10,000.....
confirmed by officials. bodies and wreckage are strewn everywhere, according to reports. :(

[Lebron23]

You guys needs to make donations. Help my fellow Filipinos.

[KNOW1EDGE]

Bring on the conspiracy theories!!

ISH has an endless supply of theorists, lets hear it!

Was it Bush?
Obama?
Zombies?
Its fake, never even happened?

[Trollsmasher]

At least something good remains of the good, ol' Europe.

None of this catastrophic bullshit here:applause:

[rezznor]

You guys needs to make donations. Help my fellow Filipinos.
i am. i have friends there. they are all safe but the country has been devastated. the typhoon is about to hit my homeland in a few hours as well :(

[pethuel03]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/27-devastating-images-from-typhoon-haiyans-destruction

Sad pictures of the aftermath of the strom. WARNING: Some pictures may be graphic.

[senelcoolidge]

Really sad. Hardships is nothing new to Filipino's, I know they will do fine. Seeing the father with his daughter hit me as a parent. I also hope that the politicians/officials will do their job and help the people rather than pocketing for themselves.

[gts]

Everybody needs to get to their red cross and give something, even 5 dollars is going to do something positive.

These poor people, reading there were entire tent cities gone... The earthquake created so many homeless they were living in tents and makeshift housing and many had no place to go when the typhoon came ashore... those that survived lost literally everything.

Redcross Philippines

http://www.redcross.org.ph/donatenow


US site you're leery of the overseas thing

https://www.redcross.org/donate/index.jsp?donateStep=2&itemId=prod4650031

[iamgine]

The Haiyan has come!

http://a.mpcdn.net/manga/p/280/222145/4.jpghttp://a.mpcdn.net/manga/p/280/222145/5.jpghttp://a.mpcdn.net/manga/p/280/222145/6.jpghttp://a.mpcdn.net/manga/p/280/222145/7.jpg

[crisoner]

This is real for me...my family is from Guiuan and four days later we still don't know what happened to some of them. I'm talking whole families of 5-7 etc.
It's surreal because you always see and feel for those who go through these tragic events but when it happens to your own....it's a nightmare.

There are dead bodies every where....and the Govt has yet to reach out to the more rural areas. Many people have gone with out food or water for days now. There are no medical options there is also no law. Looting is happening very where.

Just want to give some of you posting dumb sh.t a reality check.

[KevinNYC]

This is real for me...my family is from Guiuan and four days later we still don't know what happened to some of them. I'm talking whole families of 5-7 etc.
It's surreal because you always see and feel for those who go through these tragic events but when it happens to your own....it's a nightmare.

I'm sorry to hear that man, the stories started to emerge Guiuan are just too sad for words.

I believe that was was the typhoon first came onto the land, so it would have been at top strength.

[crisoner]

I'm sorry to hear that man, the stories started to emerge Guiuan are just too sad for words.

I believe that was was the typhoon first came onto the land, so it would have been at top strength.
Thanks

Yes it was....95% of the town is gone. The church that has been there for hundreds of years gone. My great grandfather was baptized in that church.

Food water and shelter is really n

[bdreason]

My prayers go out to the survivors. I don't know what I would do in such a situation. Where do you even start? It's times like these that make me feel so incredibly grateful for all that I have.

[bigkingsfan]

Hey ****face, this is not a joking matter.

[magic chiongson]

my friend and her 2 year old son went on vacation to tacloban (the place where it made landfall) 2 weeks ago, we haven't heard anything from them in 4 days :( her husband did get a text saying they were ok but that was 4 days ago and we haven't heard anything since then. he's on his way there right now he couldn't get flights because the airport was destroyed so he's taking a slow boat instead

edit: just heard they are ok & have just left the place via military cargo plane :) people who have places to stay elsewhere are leaving, there's no water and food out there and the ones who survived and staying are looting

[rufuspaul]

my friend and her 2 year old son went on vacation to tacloban (the place where it made landfall) 2 weeks ago, we haven't heard anything from them in 4 days :( her husband did get a text saying they were ok but that was 4 days ago and we haven't heard anything since then. he's on his way there right now he couldn't get flights because the airport was destroyed so he's taking a slow boat instead

edit: just heard they are ok & have just left the place via military cargo plane :) people who have places to stay elsewhere are leaving, there's no water and food out there and the ones who survived and staying are looting

Damn, they're lucky. It's gonna be like The Road before too long.

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

Alright, what action can be taken?

[I<3NBA]

some people have already ambushed Red Cross volunteers. in response, one city Mayor who have sent relief teams have ordered his teams to shoot people in the foot if they are ambushed.

atm machines have been broken into and every supermarket and convenience store ransacked. it's kind of depressing that some of the items looted were non-food items. people were seen stealing TV sets, luxury bags, cell phones.

and the looting started just a day after the storm. it's not like people were already driven into hunger. it was like the people there were just looking for a reason to loot. makes you think about what would happen really when law and order starts to breakdown and there's no one to stop people from acting out their savagery.

[iamgine]

some people have already ambushed Red Cross volunteers. in response, one city Mayor who have sent relief teams have ordered his teams to shoot people in the foot if they are ambushed.

atm machines have been broken into and every supermarket and convenience store ransacked. it's kind of depressing that some of the items looted were non-food items. people were seen stealing TV sets, luxury bags, cell phones.

and the looting started just a day after the storm. it's not like people were already driven into hunger. it was like the people there were just looking for a reason to loot. makes you think about what would happen really when law and order starts to breakdown and there's no one to stop people from acting out their savagery.
Eh? Probably just rape and killing. I don't think there will be anything surprising.

[magic chiongson]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will send the USS George Washington aircraft carrier to support relief efforts in the Philippines, as the U.S. military ramps assistance after a devastating typhoon killed an estimated 10,000 people, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Monday.

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UE3vJJSyA2PgDeGp1e5DGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTYyNztweW9mZj0wO3E9Nz U7dz05NjA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a607933611c03217370f6a7067005672.jpg

http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-u-aircraft-carrier-support-philippines-relief-efforts-220135862.html

[ErhnamDjinn]

for people who want to donate.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1422469_10151970779523050_814997336_n.jpg

[ErhnamDjinn]

Lebron23 2 posts



That's a relief! I was worried about my boy Lebron23.
I thought Lebron23 was no longer in the Philippines and migrated to the states

[hateraid]

Don't know if this has been posted but apparently government officials have been receiving bonuses used with relief funds. Can anyone verify this?

[magic chiongson]

Don't know if this has been posted but apparently government officials have been receiving bonuses used with relief funds. Can anyone verify this?
probably not, they're gonna get killed for that. there were some news going around facebook about philippine customs taxing german aid shipments, apparently these were all made up. i wouldn't trust anything not coming from a credible source.

[ErhnamDjinn]

probably not, they're gonna get killed for that. there were some news going around facebook about philippine customs taxing german aid shipments, apparently these were all made up. i wouldn't trust anything not coming from a credible source.
not really, the BIR will only not tax if its coursed through Goverment agencies like the DSWD, if it goes through any other source it will get taxed, and no one wants to let the relief goods go through goverment hands lest the f@cking politicians use it again for there ulterior motive

like this gem https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/988748_10201981230645162_1521690387_n.jpg

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/527239/bir-wont-impose-tax-on-relief-goods-if-coursed-through-govt-agencies

[magic chiongson]

not really, the BIR will only not tax if its coursed through Goverment agencies like the DSWD, if it goes through any other source it will get taxed, and no one wants to let the relief goods go through goverment hands lest the f@cking politicians use it again for there ulterior motive


i was talking about this article:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/11/13/13/customs-chief-denies-taxing-imported-relief-goods


Donations from foreign countries will not be taxed and will only require, among other documents, a letter of intent to donate goods, bill of Lading or airway bill, and a packing list and/or a commercial invoice for its immediate release.
The streamlined procedure was posted on the BOC website (http://customs.gov.ph/news/2013/11/12/processingreleasing-of-foreign-donated-shipments/) on Tuesday.


so i guess they don't really have to go through gov't agencies to get exempted from taxes



like this gem https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/988748_10201981230645162_1521690387_n.jpg

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/527239/bir-wont-impose-tax-on-relief-goods-if-coursed-through-govt-agencies

campaign season has started :facepalm

[ErhnamDjinn]

Im actually glad the united states refused to give the goods to local politicians, and actually bypassed all the red tape, its been 5-6days and they havent even organized anything and until yesterday I didnt start burying the dead. Im still glad the world is helping us and will try to do my part, Ive donated what I can and will donate my time this weekend to pack stuff.

[magic chiongson]

Filipino youth are quick to reconstruct a basketball hoop in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan (Photos)



http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/filipino-youth-quick-reconstruct-basketball-hoop-wake-typhoon-184515688--nba.html


http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/TPhoop111913.jpg

http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/TPhoopmid111913.jpg

[magic chiongson]

more pictures:

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/83181/philippine-basketball-after-the-storm-amazing-happens

[flipogb]

thats probably how it looked before the storm too, these kinds of hoops are common in poor neighborhoods. its a great image tho of true love of basketball

[Rolando]

Filipino youth are quick to reconstruct a basketball hoop in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan (Photos)



http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/filipino-youth-quick-reconstruct-basketball-hoop-wake-typhoon-184515688--nba.html


http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/TPhoop111913.jpg

http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/TPhoopmid111913.jpg

Holy Crap, I see what looks like 3 massive ships washed up behind them...

[KevinNYC]

Holy Crap, I see what looks like 3 massive ships washed up behind them...
Yes. Several, large, large shipps were washed ashore during Yolanda.

http://www.radiobigboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/typhoon_haiyan__ship_washed_ashore_E1-500x287.jpg

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2013/11/11/428057.jpgResidents pick up pieces of wood in between two cargo ships washed ashore four days after super typhoon Haiyan hit Anibong town, Tacloban (Reuters)

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2pIGJ6miLqDuuDcMU3i4VA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTY0MDtweW9mZj0wO3E9Nz U7dz05NjA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/75f47a6507f2cc26420f6a706700e625.jpg

[KevinNYC]

Storm Surges are pretty terrifying, they are similar to a tsunami. A Tsunami might move faster though

In Tacoloban the waves were 20 feet high. (http://www.firstpost.com/world/typhoon-haiyan-how-tsunami-like-storm-surges-undid-preparations-1223135.html)

Initial reports were saying that most of the people killed in the storm surge were killed by trauma, not drowing. They died because they smashed into something or something smashed into them

[Burgz V2]

Storm Surges are pretty terrifying, they are similar to a tsunami. A Tsunami might move faster though

In Tacoloban the waves were 20 feet high. (http://www.firstpost.com/world/typhoon-haiyan-how-tsunami-like-storm-surges-undid-preparations-1223135.html)

Initial reports were saying that most of the people killed in the storm surge were killed by trauma, not drowing. They died because they smashed into something or something smashed into them

my girlfriend lost her grandmother in the storm. exactly the case, was killed by a falling tree that crushed her house.

[ErhnamDjinn]

some stormchashers where in Haiyan during the storm itself

crazy footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4wrgrJwYdy8

[sirkeelma]

Another Category 5 Typhoon approaching.. Wish us luck

:(

https://weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/super-typhoon-haima-lawin-philippines-china-forecast

[poido123]

Anyone checked on Lebron23?


Lightweight would be blown of the face of the earth with his size.

[D-Wade316]

If the typhoon manages to kill the Marcos family, then I'd say its incoming destruction will deliver about a surprising gift. :banana: