Typhoon Haiyan Strongest cyclone ever recorded

[MacNut]

Typhoon Haiyan with winds recorded at 195 mph is making landfall near Tacloban, Philippines. This is the strongest cyclone ever recorded to hit land.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Holy crap! That is an amazing photograph. I'll be praying for the people who are in its way.

 

[MacNut]

Holy crap! That is an amazing photograph. I'll be praying for the people who are in its way.

Storms like this are unheard of, pressure was recorded at 895 mb. For comparison Sandy was 945

And there is this footage, http://instagram.com/p/gbow7rKWz7/

 

[kazmac]

Holy crap indeed

Storms like this are unheard of, pressure was recorded at 895 mb. For comparison Sandy was 945

And there is this footage, http://instagram.com/p/gbow7rKWz7/

895 millibars?!? 195 mph winds? My goodness.

On a far more important note: I truly hope the folks in the Philippines will be okay.

 

[maflynn]

The sad thing is that so many people are in shelters due to the recent earthquake. Those shelters are probably not safe for the storm. Those poor people are getting a double whammy.

Puts my problems in perspective

 

[kolax]

I hope locals are surviving.

I'd love to see lots of footage though, just to see the intensity and how brutal this storm was - apparently sheets of iron were being whisked around like paper. I wonder how much sea life will end up on land.