I'm in Hong Kong airport on my way back to Shanghai after intercepting typhoon Sepat in Taiwan. We managed to punch into the eyewall documenting ferocious winds and then river floods of biblical proportions. Taiwan has mountains which shoot straight out of the Pacific Ocean up to about 12,000ft (4000m). Sepat dumped up to 900mm of rain over this area and the aftermath was insane.
The video is split into two parts. Hope you enjoy it - turn your speakers on full!!!
Part one - Build up, eyewall, and floods.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z35nz4mSabg
Part two - Floods of insane, biblical proportions lash Taiwan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv2O1DU0jX4
Typhoon Sepat chaser video - awesome winds & biblical floods
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Wow. Amazing footage. Thanks for posting it. I wish more people would watch extended footage like that rather than just the sound bites we get on the news. Maybe then, if they've never had to go through it themselves, they would take the threat these storms pose a little more seriously. And the footage of the flooding really drives home what the aftermath can be like depending on landfall location geography etc. Thanks again for the great work!
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Re: Typhoon Sepat chaser video - awesome winds & biblical floods
Hey wsquared!
That's just what I'm trying to do. Give people the chance to see all aspects of these storms especially from a part of the world which most people don't even realise get affected. It's only mid August so the Wpac has plenty more of these mosnters to contend with yet!
That's just what I'm trying to do. Give people the chance to see all aspects of these storms especially from a part of the world which most people don't even realise get affected. It's only mid August so the Wpac has plenty more of these mosnters to contend with yet!
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Re: Typhoon Sepat chaser video - awesome winds & biblical floods
Wow this is incredible footage...Thanks for posting and glad your ok.Adrian 
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Re: Typhoon Sepat chaser video - awesome winds & biblical floods
Intense footage thanks. Do not think I would be under that bridge however.
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Re: Typhoon Sepat chaser video - awesome winds & biblical floods
Great video! Thanks for sharing, right to my favorites it goes.
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