28 Years Ago Friday

[Category 5]

Typhoon Tip did the insane.

[Ptarmigan]

The lowest pressure ever recorded and largest tropical cyclone on record. Makes Gilbert and Katrina looks small.

[Andrew92]

The lowest pressure ever recorded and largest tropical cyclone on record. Makes Gilbert and Katrina looks small.

And Wilma.

[HurricaneBill]

Tip's peak sustained winds:
165KT (1-min) (according to JTWC)
140KT (10-min) (according to JMA)

Tip caused $1.6 million in damage on Guam.

Tip sunk at least 8 ships at sea, leaving 44 dead/missing.

Tip made landfall on Japan as a Category 1 typhoon, leaving 113 dead/missing.

[chadtm80]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Tip

[Ptarmigan]

And Wilma.

How could I forget Wilma. The strongest Atlantic hurricane.

[Frank2]

Yes, they were still talking (and writing) about that one when I started working at the old NHC building later that year...

Has it been that many years - it feels like it...

[CrazyC83]

Is it still really the strongest storm ever? There are several others that could have been near or beyond Tip's intensity, as there haven't been Recon flights into typhoons for many years...

[Andrew92]

Since according to that image, Tip was not an annular typhoon, I just got to wondering something.

Has there ever been an an annular typhoon? Is it possible? I don't think I've ever seen one, anyway.

-Andrew92

[Coredesat]

There have been annular typhoons (Sepat was nearly annular at one point before undergoing an ERC and passing over a cool eddy), and annular cyclones in the SHEM (Dora 2006-07, for instance).

[Brent]

This image says it all:

[Ptarmigan]

Is it still really the strongest storm ever? There are several others that could have been near or beyond Tip's intensity, as there haven't been Recon flights into typhoons for many years...

Strongest ever measured. However, there were likely stronger storms, but never measured directly. It is based on Dvorak technique. The candidates are Gay (1992), Angela (1995), Keith (1997), and Yuri (1991). More reason why need to either do recon or send UAVs into storms.

[Ptarmigan]

Since according to that image, Tip was not an annular typhoon, I just got to wondering something.

Has there ever been an an annular typhoon? Is it possible? I don't think I've ever seen one, anyway.

-Andrew92

Yes, there have been. In fact, annular tropical cyclones are more likely to happen in WPAC.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

How bout I take myself into that eye and video
tape it that would be awesome.

Tip is the King.

[Cyclone1]

Is it still really the strongest storm ever? There are several others that could have been near or beyond Tip's intensity, as there haven't been Recon flights into typhoons for many years...

Strongest ever measured. However, there were likely stronger storms, but never measured directly. It is based on Dvorak technique. The candidates are Gay (1992), Angela (1995), Keith (1997), and Yuri (1991). More reason why need to either do recon or send UAVs into storms.

And Monica, 2006.

[Chacor]

Is it still really the strongest storm ever? There are several others that could have been near or beyond Tip's intensity, as there haven't been Recon flights into typhoons for many years...

Strongest ever measured. However, there were likely stronger storms, but never measured directly. It is based on Dvorak technique. The candidates are Gay (1992), Angela (1995), Keith (1997), and Yuri (1991). More reason why need to either do recon or send UAVs into storms.

And Monica, 2006.

Monica wasn't annular on radar, iirc.

[KatDaddy]

Tip is the ultimate typhoon/tropical cyclone. Imagine the 1935 Hurricane covering the entire GOM with hurricane conditions. Just amazing. I cant imagine the Atlantic Basin being able to support such a large tropical cyclone.

[Coredesat]

Monica wasn't annular on radar, iirc.

I think he was trying to answer the question of whether there have been storms stronger than Tip.

[HurricaneBill]

Big and small. Super Typhoon Tip and Cyclone Tracy together!

[Ptarmigan]

Tip is the ultimate typhoon/tropical cyclone. Imagine the 1935 Hurricane covering the entire GOM with hurricane conditions. Just amazing. I cant imagine the Atlantic Basin being able to support such a large tropical cyclone.

I imagine the storm surge and waves would be very high. Think about how much damage that would do.