roadtonowhere08 Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 This one will go down in the record books definitely. It is most certainly the most intense tropical cyclone in terms of wind speed EVER recorded due to its estimated 200 MPH SUSTAINED winds. It made landfall in the central portion of the Philippines as it was intensifying to this horrific intensity. That makes this a shoe in for the most intense landfalling tropical cyclone in recorded history. The storm surge because of this and due to topography will be unreal. There have been a few cyclones in the Pacific resembling Haiyan before, but I do no think anything has made landfall ever like this. The news will be horrific, unfortunately. Thread Link: http://www.talkweather.com/forums/index.php?/topic/59729-supertyphoon-haiyan/ and http://forums.accuweather.com/index.php?showtopic=31160 Area of Landfall: https://www.google.com/maps/preview?hl=en#!data=!1m4!1m3!1d1195602!2d125.7976003!3d10.7033997!2m1!1e3&fid=7 Structure does not get better than this Landfall Unbelievable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Yeah it is incredible. I read somewhere that region had an earthquake last week too. Talk about a bad couple weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I cannot think of a more natural disaster prone country than the Philippines. Holy cow, they get more than their fair share dumped on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming oranges Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Super Saiyan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Fuck, I would not want to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 ^^ this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlSeibert Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 That is one nasty storm. Best wishes to anybody caught in its path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 ^^ this Triple that. I read a news story at lunch about this yesterday and odds are its going to be very, very bad for a region already ravaged by recent natural disasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming oranges Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I can't believe us Floridians have dodged heavy hurricane seasons for this long a while... The more I look at that Philippines pic the more it sinks in how drastically life can change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Just saw a news report, that thankfully many people got out early via evacuations. Also, the storm moved SO fast that flooding wasn't/isn't as bad as other storms. So fingers crossed, at least more people will be alive. Now just to get shelter and rebuild.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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