WPAC: Typhoon KROSA

[Derek Ortt]

compare those totals to here

Also, I have been told by an HRD scientist that taiwan has a HIGHER standard of living than here. It is a first world country. The rural areas are not exactly poor

Also, most of the damage came from the mudslides, which are the problem from typhoons in Taiwan

[Aslkahuna]

BTW, it's important to note that the NRL images are currently misgridded and show the storm to be at least 2 degrees of latitude further north than it really is to be sure you check them before posting.

Steve

[tripeman]

winds are sustained near 75 mph gusts towards 85 - 90 mph (however this is on the 10th floor). the building is actually vibrating and the power is fluctuating. the last radar image shows the eye might pass directly over taipei city or we will be just south of it in the eyewall.
god i hope my windows dont pop in they are vibrating like hell right now.
looks like the taiwan weather centre website has stopped updating could be a sign of how bad this storm is getting.

[Derek Ortt]

hopefully, what I was told about Taiwan is true and that I was not fed mininformation

[tripeman]

the eye is about to come on shore.

here in taipei the wind gusts are starting to reach category 2 strenght, the pressure is dropping rapidly and my ears are starting to pop. debris is starting to fly around in large numbers.
to my surprise people are still out and about walking and shopping, none of the signs on the building or the advertisements have been taken down there is still a fair amount of traffic on the road.

[Chacor]

JMA 925 hPa 100 kt now.

[Chacor]

Eye is crossing the coast. Landfall soon.

[Chacor]

Taiwan radar from 45 minutes ago:

[Chacor]

Yilan currently reporting Beaufort 10 (gusting Extended Beaufort 15) with 963.1 hPa.

[dwsqos2]

0730Z Taipei Airport Observations...

METAR RCTP 060730Z 02068G89KT 0300 R05/0800N R06/0800N +SHRA SCT001 BKN005 BKN012 25/22 Q0976 WS ALL RWY NOSIG

0800Z Taipei Airport Observations

METAR RCTP 060800Z 03069G93KT 0400 R05/0800N R06/0800N +SHRA SCT001 BKN005 BKN012 25/23 Q0978 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK QFF 978.3HPA RA AMT 7.4MM

6 October 2007 Taipei Airport Observations

[P.K.]

Landfall was about an hour ago per the latest RSMC Tokyo update with winds of 100kts (925hPa).

[Aslkahuna]

From the wind directions, it appears that the center is passing south of the RCTP airport which means that the winds will stay up for a while as they have a very short overland trajectory and aren't being blocked by the high mountains of the interior. Our chasers seem to have hit the storm jackpot and hopefully will not come up three lemons on the safety aspect.

Steve

[P.K.]

Update from James at 7:46am BST.

"Recorded winds of 50mih-1 [80kmh-1].. driving along secenic coastal highway two near Fulong [25.1N] Torrential rain and phenomenal seas. "

Update from James at 8:51am BST

"Its making landfall in Ilan...driving south to punch into eywall"w

[alan1961]

Hmmm...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid ... 031308.stm?

[alan1961]

Hmmm...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid ... 031308.stm?

Do people put these umbrella's up for a joke

[stu]

Update from Stu - Recorded 104mph from the car standing just North of the eye in a small fishing hamlet I can not pronounce. A serious lack of data meant that we did not penetrate the eye and gave up. However Shock news - the eye never made it fully on land !!! and is now back out to sea after turning South East- we are getting ready to chase it again if it makes landfall second time - don't belive me - look at the radar loop.

http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V5e/observe/radar/radar.htm


Thankfully I can report minimal damage to the communites along the coast - a few flmsy roofs down and snapped porer lines - many rivers in full spate however.

[stu]

Yep movement is currently South East South off shore !!! perhaps - no model predicted this and not wonder I was unable to chase this visually - I was perplexed when the winds did not shift as the eye came on shore.

I am head back down to the coast for attempt B given the oportunity.

[Chacor]

JMA's last bulletin had it moving WSW inland. CMA going with almost no movement at all (11Z: P12HR ALMOST STATIONARY=). Taiwan CWB's latest position from 36 minutes ago was 40 km ENE of Hualien over water (在花蓮的東北東方約 40 公里之海面上), moving NNW at 11 to 14 km/h (以每小時14轉11公里速度，向北北西轉北進行).

[P.K.]

James is currently in Ilan and has sadly already seen a fatal car crash.

1200 RSMC Tokyo sat fix has a movement of 240deg at 9kts from 24.1N 121.4E.

[Chacor]

JMA's latest track confirms a loop. Next landfall is forecast for just before 2 am.