WPAC: HAIYAN - Post-Tropical

[cycloneye]

Death toll rises to 5,632

[xtyphooncyclonex]

Death toll rises to 5,632

So sorry for those affected terribly. I hope that they could recover.

[Alyono]

5670 now

remember, these are only identified bodies. Actual death toll is higher

here is a scathing editorial on it

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/363014

[Alyono]

Here is a photo from Tanauan

http://www.digitaljournal.com/image/161496

Only re-enforced concrete structures remain standing and even then, just part of the outer shell

[stormkite]

The intensity of a tropical cyclone depends on the amount of heat available in the ocean. This can be analysed and explained thanks to MyOcean analysis and Forecasts.

November 7th 2013, the terrible Typhoon HAIYAN hits the Philippines' population with unprecendented power : a world record as the strongest tropical cyclone to hit land in world history.
An analysis of the HEAT CONTENT of the body of water that interacts with the atmosphere (known as the Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential, TCHP) is a recognised indicator used by forecasters of ocean weather to calculate changes in the intensity of tropical cyclones. The ocean layer concerned lies between the surface, where water temperature can reach 28 to 30°C, and the depth of the D26 isotherm, where the water is at 26°C.


The trajectory of Typhoon HAIYAN plotted on this map of the depth of the 26°C isotherm shows that it changed from Category 3 to Category 4 (according to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, which has five categories) as it crossed the area where the depth of the 26°C isotherm reached a maximum of 135 to 150m (around 6N 148E), whereas D26 had previously been at about 100m. This region therefore had much greater heat in reserve. Typhoon HAIYAN drew from the available energy in this part of the ocean and immediately moved into Category 5.

This explanation is confirmed in terms of heat content.


If the typhoon’s trajectory is overlaid on a map of the ocean’s heat content, it can be seen that it moved slightly north, from 9N to 11N between 132E and 125E, thus passing over an area of maximum energy (in dark red on the map) during the day of 7 November, before making landfall on the Philippine coast.

The pressure then dropped to 895hPa and the wind strengthened, reaching a maximum of 145mph (235 km/h) (for at least 10 minutes) at 12 noon local time, with one-minute sustained wind-speed reaching 195mph (315 km/h) on 7 November at 18:00 local time. The typhoon remained in Category 5 until 03:00 local time on 8 November.

HAIYAN then weakened as it crossed the South China Sea, whose waters are much cooler, and reached the coast of Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin on 11 November, categorised as a Severe Tropical Storm.

Information from http://www.myocean.eu/web/17-focus-on.php?item=1363
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS0gv4Xbw7w[/youtube]

[Alyono]

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/539583/aro ... ico-bridge

120 more bodies found under the bridge connecting Samar to Leyte

[Alyono]

I wonder how much longer the count will keep going up

http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/ar ... 5DEC13.pdf

up to 5759

[HurricaneBill]

Footage from other places in Haiyan's path:

Ormoc City (Dolores):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaQs_Fg1dM8[/youtube]

Ormoc City:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgUvJtaYU_k[/youtube]

[HurricaneBill]

Abuyog (Leyte)

Abuyog (Abuyog Community College)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxw9_UmmVxM[/youtube]

Abuyog (Gabaldon Central School)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOmsxW_vpZE[/youtube]

[HurricaneBill]

Tacloban City (Alejandro Hotel)

This is the same place James Reynolds (Typhoon Hunter) was at.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjUIWbimIxo[/youtube]

[Alyono]

5786

[HurricaneBill]

Bantayan Island

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5hyZITr8kU[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4umpiOZMFg[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33-mcMPcx34[/youtube]

[HurricaneBill]

Carles (Iloilo)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxt7Nx7TeaE[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNY2WQPjHgc[/youtube]

[HurricaneBill]

Passi City (Iloilo)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsJhxgluj2A[/youtube]

[HurricaneBill]

Panay, Capiz (Dumalag)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xn4VYGZcKM[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZJGsSNyUzA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl8u27ALkes[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQHCJZSNPns[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMibbEgLPQc[/youtube]

[hurricanes1234]

Hi, if anyone is interested, this is the NOAA satellite coverage of the life cycle of Haiyan. It is in RGB enhancement.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX9MJxV_6l4[/youtube]

A CNN news report on Haiyan before it made landfall. NOTE: Subtitles are present.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0v6Gol83F0[/youtube]

[HurricaneBill]

Roxas City, Capiz

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv8v9I2bkEw[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uErAt86TAM4[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTJ71Hgvblg[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h212YMol7E[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRTRPcxG8MY[/youtube]

[HurricaneBill]

Kalibo, Aklan

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQIkpPTpLSA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpJa2S8xwxA[/youtube]

[Alyono]

5936 now confirmed dead. Before Haiyan, I never thought we see this high in the Philippines. Then again, I never thought I'd see a TC with these extreme winds

[xtyphooncyclonex]

5936 now confirmed dead. Before Haiyan, I never thought we see this high in the Philippines. Then again, I never thought I'd see a TC with these extreme winds

170 kts recorded at the center. Most likely Tacloban had 190 km/h winds - 10 min sustained.

Yes, they are very high and we are lucky that the damage in Cebu City itself was not as bad as that in Northern Cebu, Leyte, Northern Negros and Panay Island. Although, Haiyan brought winds of at least 68 kts (126 km/h) 10-min speed here, so Haiyan is considered a large storm. SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/523907/more-wind-than-rain-for-yoly

TAKE NOTE: This article uses 10-min sustained winds, which may be lower than what you usually use. It is the standard used here!

Thank God that we are having a break from storms, but here comes the heat!