Sustained winds 195 mph, gusts 235

[Ratickle]

Wow, I cannot imagine!!

Thousands of people have evacuated villages in Typhoon Haiyan's path.

The U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center shortly before Typhoon Haiyan's landfall said its maximum sustained winds were 195 mph, with gusts up to 235 mph.

"195-mile-per-hour winds, there aren't too many buildings constructed that can withstand that kind of wind," said Jeff Masters, a former hurricane meteorologist who is meteorology director at the private firm Weather Underground.

Masters said the storm had been poised to be the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded at landfall. He warned of "catastrophic damage."



http://news.msn.com/world/strongest-typhoon-of-the-year-slams-philippines

 

[Buoy]

Apache weather?

 

[fund razor]

He warned of "catastrophic damage."

Do they have Crown Royal in the Phillipines?

 

[Bobcat]

When I hear "Catastrophic " I think of people busting glass with their bungyholes.

This thing is going to put a hurting on the LBFM's . Owebama will probably give them a hundred Billion dollars (that we'll borrow from China)

 

[Ratickle]

I have relatives in the Philippines (nieces in-laws). Haven't heard anything from them yet.