I haven’t posted about Hurricane Isaac since it was a mere twinkle in the Atlantic’s eye. Well, it’s now a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds, as of 2pm EDT, and a Tropical Storm Watch is up for the Avalon Peninsula in southeastern Newfoundland. Track map here. Dr. Jeff Masters says, “Isaac’s impact on Newfoundland will probably be similar to that caused by the remains of Hurricane Florence in September–Florence destroyed one home and caused scattered power outages and minor damage.”
The really big story in the tropics, though, is Typhoon Xangsane, which slammed the Phillippines last week and then Vietnam yesterday. Dr. Masters has been following Xangsane closely: see here, here, here, here, here and here.
Greetings from Manila, Philippines. Xangsane is the first strong typoon to hit Metro in 11 years. It knocked down power affecting the other utilities as well. It weaken a bit when it crossed Vietnam, I think.
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October 3rd, 2006 at 4:39:31 pm
Greetings from Manila, Philippines. Xangsane is the first strong typoon to hit Metro in 11 years. It knocked down power affecting the other utilities as well. It weaken a bit when it crossed Vietnam, I think.