Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
Typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 5 (Saffir–Simpson scale)
	Typhoon Haiyan at peak intensity, on November 7
Formed	November 3, 2013
Dissipated	November 11, 2013
Highest winds	10-minute sustained: 230 km/h (145 mph) ; 1-minute sustained: 315 km/h (195 mph) ;
Lowest pressure	895 mbar (hPa); 26.43 inHg; (Estimated)
Fatalities	6,241 confirmed, 1,785 missing
Damage	$1.5 billion (2013 USD); (Preliminary total)
Areas affected	Micronesia; Philippines; Southern China; Vietnam;
	Part of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Haiyan (or Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines) is one of the strongest tropical cyclones in history. It formed on November 3, 2013, in the western Pacific Ocean. It began east-southeast of Pohnpei. The storm later hit the Philippines with extremely high winds and a strong storm surge. It has caused major damage in the Visayas. At least 6,241 people died in the storm. The director of Meteorology at Weather Underground, Jeff Masters, said this could be the strongest tropical system to reach land. ^[1] Haiyan's winds were near 195 miles an hour.

Typhoon Haiyan Media

Geographical images of Typhoon Haiyan (superimposed, 2013) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) in the Gulf of Mexico for size and cloud top temperature comparison
Animated enhanced infrared satellite loop of Typhoon Haiyan from peak intensity to landfall in the Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan near Palau on November 6
PAGASA raised rainfall warning advisory in the Central and Eastern Visayas during the passage of Haiyan (Yolanda).
PSWS Map in the Philippines during the passage of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
Weather radar reflectivity loop of Haiyan's landfall on Leyte Island. Tacloban was struck by the northern eyewall, the most powerful part of the storm, which obliterated much of the city.
Animated satellite comparison of power outages across the Visayas following Typhoon Haiyan
Map of damaged houses by municipality showing track of storm, from the United Nations, as of November 18, 2013
An aerial view of Guiuan, the town where the typhoon made its first landfall
Destruction in Basey, Samar after the typhoon passed over the town