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Title: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: ghi on August 04, 2015, 05:08:01 PM


http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/08/03/super-typhoon-soudelor-pacific-taiwan/31073349/   :pray :(

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLgodiHWsAAjy0Y.png)

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=138.46,28.91,576

Live stream view  from ISS,... but have to follow the ISS tracking map to see it live;
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream

http://www.n2yo.com/space-station/

Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: pembquist on August 04, 2015, 06:12:36 PM
Great links.
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: Zimme83 on August 05, 2015, 02:08:47 AM
Seems to be hitting Taiwan on friday. W wind speeds at up to 100mph. it can be really bad..  :frown:
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: zack1234 on August 05, 2015, 07:06:45 AM
Global warming
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: Chris79 on August 05, 2015, 08:22:26 AM
As hurricanes or Typhoons go it's not to terribly strong. What some people do not understand about Cyclones is that the strongest winds are confined to a small area near the eye wall, the farther you progress from the center the winds decrease rapidly. For example, the 110 knts winds will be 5-7 miles from the center, hurricane force winds will extend out 30-40 miles, and tropical storm force winds 60-80 miles. Anyone here from the plaines states of the U.S will routinely experience winds up to 70 mph during late winter and early spring. Unless you receive a direct direct hit even the strongest of tropical cyclones except cat 5's don't do to much damage unless you live in surge prone area.
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: craz07 on August 05, 2015, 08:26:22 AM
I've gone through a few hurricanes they are not as bad, well at least up where I live, as tornadoes, tornadoes will flip mobile homes/truck/cars etc. You do not see that with hurricanes, mostly tree damage
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: MiloMorai on August 05, 2015, 08:29:33 AM
Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all the same weather phenomenon; we just use different names for these storms in different places. In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, the term “hurricane” is used. The same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a “typhoon” and “cyclones” occur in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: Zimme83 on August 05, 2015, 09:20:04 AM
As the article said, its a cat 5 typhoon  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffir%E2%80%93Simpson_hurricane_wind_scale#Category_5  (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffir%E2%80%93Simpson_hurricane_wind_scale#Category_5)

If it hit a bigger city it can be really bad.
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: Chris79 on August 05, 2015, 02:52:03 PM
http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/wp1315web.txt

Currently a CAT3
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: Zimme83 on August 07, 2015, 06:22:05 AM
Seem like the storm has lost some strenght, seems to be a strong 2/weak 3 now. Will hit Taiwan in a few hours. Good thing is that it seems to hit the least populated parts, even if Taipei will get a fair share of it.
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: craz07 on August 07, 2015, 10:20:58 AM
it's still packing 125 mph winds enough to do serious damage to trees and electrical lines...
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: NatCigg on August 07, 2015, 12:54:35 PM
As hurricanes or Typhoons go it's not to terribly strong. What some people do not understand about Cyclones is that the strongest winds are confined to a small area near the eye wall, the farther you progress from the center the winds decrease rapidly. For example, the 110 knts winds will be 5-7 miles from the center, hurricane force winds will extend out 30-40 miles, and tropical storm force winds 60-80 miles. Anyone here from the plaines states of the U.S will routinely experience winds up to 70 mph during late winter and early spring. Unless you receive a direct direct hit even the strongest of tropical cyclones except cat 5's don't do to much damage unless you live in surge prone area.

this is sustained winds.  mainland storms do not support sustained winds over 70 mph but once in a blue moon over the right topography and it would cause severe damage and life threatening conditions.
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: ghi on September 02, 2015, 03:09:00 PM
This are fun to watch  via ISS live cams; :banana:
"3 Pacific Cyclones, A Hurricane off Africa: What's Going On?
The weather seems to be going haywire, with three simultaneous category 4 cyclones in the Pacific ....  " 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150901-multiple-hurricanes-cyclones-pacific-fred-atmosphere-oceans-science/#

(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2015/09/01/hurricane/01hurrucane3.ngsversion.1441143003259.adapt.470.3.jpg)
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: ink on September 02, 2015, 04:00:43 PM
This are fun to watch  via ISS live cams; :banana:
"3 Pacific Cyclones, A Hurricane off Africa: What's Going On?
The weather seems to be going haywire, with three simultaneous category 4 cyclones in the Pacific ....  " 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150901-multiple-hurricanes-cyclones-pacific-fred-atmosphere-oceans-science/#

(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2015/09/01/hurricane/01hurrucane3.ngsversion.1441143003259.adapt.470.3.jpg)

"...adverse weather conditions..."
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: JunkyII on September 02, 2015, 05:26:24 PM
They got Hawaii bunkering up like it's the apocalypse.
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: LCAMerciful on September 02, 2015, 07:17:55 PM
 :noid

(http://i.imgur.com/VmcMu7h.jpg)
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: FLOOB on September 02, 2015, 11:28:22 PM
Has the most powerful storm of the year made landfall yet?
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: ghi on September 03, 2015, 03:16:31 PM
:noid

(http://i.imgur.com/VmcMu7h.jpg)
:rofl

HAARP waves! 
Obama was in Alaska  messing with  geoengineering  Frankenstein machine.
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: Ripsnort on September 03, 2015, 07:48:09 PM
This are fun to watch  via ISS live cams; :banana:
"3 Pacific Cyclones, A Hurricane off Africa: What's Going On?
The weather seems to be going haywire, with three simultaneous category 4 cyclones in the Pacific ....  " 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150901-multiple-hurricanes-cyclones-pacific-fred-atmosphere-oceans-science/#

(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2015/09/01/hurricane/01hurrucane3.ngsversion.1441143003259.adapt.470.3.jpg)

Oh, well it MUST be Global Warming...er, CLIMATE CHANGE I meant. TAX ME INTO SUBMISSION! HURRICANES ARE COMING!  :rofl
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: Meatwad on September 03, 2015, 08:17:10 PM
This are fun to watch  via ISS live cams; :banana:
"3 Pacific Cyclones, A Hurricane off Africa: What's Going On?
The weather seems to be going haywire, with three simultaneous category 4 cyclones in the Pacific ....  " 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150901-multiple-hurricanes-cyclones-pacific-fred-atmosphere-oceans-science/#

(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2015/09/01/hurricane/01hurrucane3.ngsversion.1441143003259.adapt.470.3.jpg)

Looks like the missing punctuation marks from some posts.
Title: Re: Earth's most powerful storm of the year roars across Pacific
Post by: zack1234 on September 04, 2015, 12:43:44 AM
Has the most powerful storm of the year made landfall yet?

Yes its all North Koreas fault or China or Iran.