Typhoon Rai

[crimsone]

Well, that one caught me by surprise. Holy crap! I know it was mentioned as a low level system just a day or two ago, but this thing looks beastly.

115KT forecast to 140KT 12 hours later at 0600Z

[crimsone]

Apparently, in the Philippines (where this thing is about to wreak havoc), this storm is named as Odette.
 

 

[crimsone]

160 mph winds just before landfall. This is awful.

https://zoom.earth/storms/rai-2021/#layers=wind

 

[crimsone]

That's now Super Typhoon Rai/Odette
 

 

[crimsone]

Looks like it's about to make landfall on Siargao Island as a supertyphoon with a pinhole eye.

160mpH winds, pressure down at 920. Absolute beast of a storm.

The satellite image of that island is almost certainly going to be a different colour once it's passed

Eye under the dot to the right, and moving to the left.
 

Edited December 16, 2021 by crimsone

[crimsone]

Quote

STY 28W HAS UNDERGONE AN IMPRESSIVE RAPID INTENSIFICATION, INCREASING FROM 65 TO 140 KNOTS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS A COMPACT, 6NM EYE, SURROUNDED BY DEEP CYCLING CONVECTION.

Prognostic reasoning at 0300Z - https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2821prog.txt

Apparently, I've missed a data source too. 
915 hPa, it seems. - 

Digital Typhoon: Typhoon 202122 (RAI) - General Information (Pressure and Track Charts)

AGORA.EX.NII.AC.JP

 

Edited December 16, 2021 by crimsone

[crimsone]

It's made its second landfall in the Philippines, and now marches on for its third while still being a hell of a storm.
 

It might be a while before we find out what's been left in its wake so far, but based on the last Cat 5 we saw hitting a small island head on, I wouldn't expect it to be pretty.

[crimsone]

Some damaging weather out there, obviously...

And some incredible waves breaking on the coast...

 

[crimsone]

Aftermath on Siargao Island
 

 

[matty40s]

Super Typhoon Rai: Dozens feared dead in Philippines

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Some three million people are without power after a devastating typhoon swept over the Philippines.

 

[Cookie]

Its good you can embedded links and tweets into this fourm now but it doesn't half slow things down. Very impressive late December system. 

[crimsone]

This was bad one.

I mean, it was a supertyphoon with a pinhole eye at landfall, so not unexpected in a sense, but damn...
 

Philippines Super Typhoon Rai death toll surges

WWW.BBC.COM

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The number of fatalities rises rapidly to at least 375, as the Red Cross appeals for urgent aid.

 

23 hours ago, cookie said:

Its good you can embedded links and tweets into this fourm now but it doesn't half slow things down. Very impressive late December system. 

It's been a thing for years now ? The links ought to be neither here or there as they're just thumbnails. The tweets are what they are - I can't think of a better way to share content without stealing it.

[Cookie]

46 minutes ago, crimsone said:

This was bad one.

I mean, it was a supertyphoon with a pinhole eye at landfall, so not unexpected in a sense, but damn...
 

Philippines Super Typhoon Rai death toll surges

WWW.BBC.COM

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The number of fatalities rises rapidly to at least 375, as the Red Cross appeals for urgent aid.

 

It's been a thing for years now ? The links ought to be neither here or there as they're just thumbnails. The tweets are what they are - I can't think of a better way to share content without stealing it.

i haven't really used this site in years just occasionally dip in and out