Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan (or Super 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 (JMA scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 5 (Saffir–Simpson scale) | |
| File:Haiyan 2013-11-07 1345Z (alternate, borderless).png 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 | |
| Part of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Haiyan Media
- Comparison between Haiyan and Katrina.png
Geographical images of Typhoon Haiyan (superimposed) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) in the Gulf of Mexico for size and cloud top temperature comparison
- Haiyan 2013 landfall.gif
Animated enhanced infrared satellite loop of Typhoon Haiyan from peak intensity to landfall in the Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan near Palau on November 6
- YolandaRainfallWarning.png
PAGASA raised rainfall warning advisory in the Central and Eastern Visayas during the passage of Haiyan (Yolanda).
- Yolanda PSWS Map.png
PSWS Map in the Philippines during the passage of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
- Radar loop of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) making landfall on Leyte Island.gif
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; it obliterated much of the city.
- Visayas, Philippines power outage before and after Haiyan 2013.gif
Animated satellite comparison of power outages across the Visayas following Typhoon Haiyan
- ReliefNet Map of Damaged houses Typhoon Haiyan.pdf
Map of damaged houses by municipality showing track of storm, from the United Nations, as of November 18, 2013
- Operation Damayan 131118-M-LT992-019.jpg
An aerial view of Guiuan, the town where the typhoon made its first landfall
- Basey after Yolanda.JPG
Destruction in Basey, Samar after the typhoon passed over the town
Related pages
References
- ↑ Mark Fischetti (12 November 2013). "Was Typhoon Haiyan a Record Storm?". Scientific American. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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