olafminesaw Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 No doubt a cat 5 now. Probably went through some kind of eyewall restructuring over night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Looks like Yagi made landfall as a Cat. 4 equivalent on Hainan, and passed almost directly over Haikou, the largest city on the island. Hopefully they escaped major damage. Yagi is now heading for northern Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 928mb over Haikou (ZJHK) ZJHK 061100Z 01003MPS 3000 R09///// R10/P2000 SHRA SCT010 SCT026CB SCT026 25/25 Q0928 BECMG TL1200 25020G35MPS 1000 +SHRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Yagi could also do some damage in Haiphong and Ha Long (coastal cities in north Vietnam). It’s still at 100 knots according to JTWC and looks pretty well-organized on satellite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Yagi could also do some damage in Haiphong and Ha Long (coastal cities in north Vietnam). It’s still at 100 knots according to JTWC and looks pretty well-organized on satellite.Yagi may be the big bad TC of 2024. That's not to downplay Shanshan's flooding impacts to Japan. Yagi has already caused severe flooding in the Philippines, smacked a densely populated city (Haikou) at Category 3+ intensity, and appears to have reintensified now prior to densely populated port cities in northern Vietnam. I can not recall a typhoon ever this strong impacting the Haiphong and Ha Long metropolitan regions in the satellite era. I am worried about potential storm surge up the estuaries there. Yagi may have been moving just slow enough to regain fetch in the Gulf of Tonkin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Yagi continues to re-intensify and is now a Category 4 equivalent as explosive convection with HTs wrap the eye. Dire situation unfolding. Densely populated region at or below 2.5 meters (8 feet) -- essentially infrastructure built upon a river delta. The shallow gulf combined with shape of the coastline within the northern half of the circulation may funnel surge into these low-lying urban areas. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 As mentioned above, strong typhoon landfalls in that area are basically unheard of. Usually they only get weak storms that have been disrupted by significant land interaction, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Considering the numerous videos floating around on SM showing direct hits or close calls by flying debris unleashed by extreme winds on pedestrians, motorists and especially motorcyclists, I am left to wonder at how little these populaces disregard official warnings (or the lack thereof) to protect life and property. For all of the flak Americans get for riding out TCs, at least most of us heed warnings and stay sheltered. Another thought that crosses my mind is even more sobering. The struggle to keep a job for basic survival forces folks to risk life and limb. People can bitch and moan at the disruption a TC will bring to a region, but I am very relieved and proud that we have the societal structure and system of government in place to not only protect our citizens, but help them manage the survival part so they aren't forced by some shitty corporation to either bleed or starve. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 ^appreciate the post and sentiment but part of me feels like that’s a cultural thing. I’ve seen several videos of Asian folks out and about during typhoons over the years. I think they have a different relationship with typhoons than we do with hurricanes in America. Not saying it’s right or wrong just an observation of mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I hadn't been paying the greatest attention to Super Typhoon Yagi, but I saved these significant images from TropicalTidbits. Wikipedia says it topped out at Category-5, 160mph, 916mb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Early estimates of damage are over $8 billion for Hainan alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted Thursday at 05:48 AM Share Posted Thursday at 05:48 AM Another strong typhoon is predicted to hit China in a few days, this time further north, near Shanghai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago Bebinca just made landfall in Shanghai as a marginal 65-kt typhoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago Yagi ended up causing horrible flooding in Myanmar. Hundreds of deaths were reported there, as well as in Vietnam. So far it’s the sixth-costliest typhoon on record, with $14 billion in damages, mostly in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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