SPAC: PAM - Post-Tropical

[xtyphooncyclonex]

where in the world did I say Pam was a mid grade TS? I said the obs in Port Vila were sustained TS. Check them for yourself before you put words in my mouth

Also, the codes CANNOT be designed to withstand cat 3 winds. You think we're dealing with Grand Cayman? Many buildings have tin roofs! It's an impoverished nation and the construction reflects that. Many homes could not survive a low end TS.

I'm interested if there are any obs in the more southern islands that got the eastern eyewall. That would provide a better estimate regarding the intensity

Actually, even though building codes are weaker than in other countries, the destruction defies that.





And finally an article. http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-vanuatu-conditions-more-difficult-than-philippines-typhoon-2015-3

[Alyono]

Those houses you showed cannot survive a TS. We're talking tin roofs (or even thatched roofs), with very poor walls. Those houses come down with sustained 50 mph winds

[1900hurricane]

Interesting fact, Pam is the first storm to receive a CI of 7.5 (135 kt from Nadi) outside of the Western Pacific since Rick in the Eastern Pacific from October 2009.