Holy Crap !!! - Super Typhoon Megi Has Sustained Winds Of 180 & Gusts Of 220 MPH !!!

[WillyT]

And it's headed for the Philippines. This thing is HUGE.





:wow:

[lonestarnot]

1. Wow!

[Oceansaway]

2. Holy Chit, Hello Manila !!...nt

[hatrack]

3. Japan Meteorological Agency has it at 895 Mb - Wilma Is The All-Time Low @ 882

And naturally, it's the Philippines, one of the poorest countries in Asia, that's about to get clocked.

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/

On edit - link.

[Odin2005]

18. Actually, Super-Typhoon Tip was the lowest, Wilma is #2.

[FLSurfer]

25. Yep, record still stands and

I surfed that typhoon in Chiba. Very good memories, thanks for the reminder.

[Odin2005]

27. Wow!

[monmouth]

4. Thought it was about Whitman there for a sec...Whew...n/t

[Parker CA]

12. Me too. I was expecting some awful photo of her. Good vibes for safety to all those in the path!

[pipi_k]

5. Not very comforting considering

that I'm presently reading "The Coming Global Superstorm" (Whitley Strieber) and this scenario is how the next ice age begins in response to global warming...

:scared:

[WillyT]

7. Yep... First Thing That Came To My Mind Was...

those "fictional" super storms in the movie, "The Day After Tomorrow".

Is this a preview of things to come?

:scared:

[Odin2005]

19. That book is quackery and BS.

It's where the got the plot for "The Day After Tomorrow". Bunch of crap popularized by Arch-Woo-meister Art Bell.

[Barack_America]

6. While I'm impressed by her strength, I fear more for the people in her path.

May they find shelter.

[MzShellG]

11. I know right

I'm going to be monitoring this situation.

[Odin2005]

20. Megi is a "he"

:)

[Barack_America]

28. You want to break that news to Mother Nature?

:scared:

[MilesColtrane]

8. Yikes. That mother could eat your face off.

[felix_numinous]

9. kick

[TBF]

10. Recent Businessweek article re Megi (aka Juan) -

Philippines Issues Highest Storm Alert, Braces for Typhoon Megi
October 17, 2010, 12:28 PM EDT
More From Businessweek

By Cecilia Yap

Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines issued its highest alert for Typhoon Megi as the strongest storm to hit the Asian nation this year is set to make landfall in northern Luzon today. Signal No. 4 has been hoisted in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela as Megi, known in the Philippines as Juan, gained strength, packing maximum wind of 225 kilometers per hour (140 mph) and gustiness of as much as 260 kilometers per hour, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration told reporters yesterday.

“Juan may intensify further before making landfall,” said Nathaniel Servando, the agency’s deputy administrator. “Given La Nina, this may not even be the strongest typhoon for the year,” he said, referring to the weather event that brings above-normal rain in Asia. The storm is forecast to leave the country tomorrow...

(more at link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-17/philippines-issues-highest-storm-alert-braces-for-typhoon-megi.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)

[Bluenorthwest]

13. I assumed from the title it was a Whitman thread

but this is also very interesting.

[WillyT]

14. Kick !!!

:kick:

[WillyT]

15. Last Kick From Me...

:kick:

[Cleanelec]

16. Hopefully emergency measures are being taken

And the casualty count will be low. Probably going to leave a lot of people homeless.

[Odin2005]

17. Dupe! I already started a thread on this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9334344

This suckers a monster, according to Jeff Masters it's top sustained winds may be almost 200mph, not 180, based on the data from the hurricane hunters.

[WillyT]

21. Yeah... But I Started Mine At Oct-17-10 07:51 AM, LOL !!!

Kidding... :P

On the serious side... this Typhoon in Tornadic Damage...

F3 Category Tornado

158-206 mph (137-179 kt) Cat 5 Severe Tornado. Severe damage: Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in forests uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the ground and thrown; weak pavement blown off roads.

F4 Category Tornado

207-260 mph (180-226 kt) Cat 5? Devastating Tornado. Devastating damage: Well constructed homes leveled; structures with weak foundations blown off some distance; cars thrown and disintegrated; large missiles generated; trees in forest uprooted and carried some distance away.

From: http://www.csgnetwork.com/tornadotable.html

:wow:

:hi:

[Odin2005]

22. This sucker's a MFer!

[usregimechange]

23. wow

[malaise]

24. That is freaking massive

Damn!

[DCBob]

26. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Isabela province which is where this monster is heading..

I hope it weakens somewhat when it hits the coast and the mountains before it reaches the populous areas in the Cagayan valley. It seems the Philippines suffers more natural disasters than any other country -- typhoons, volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, droughts.. they suffer them all repeatedly. Very sad.

[Odin2005]

29. Very pretty pic of Megi just before landfall