Super Typhoon Goni Now The Strongest Cyclone To Make Landfall Since 2013's Haiyan

[Mary Wilson]

HURRICANE CENTRAL

By Jonathan Belles
3 hours ago

At a Glance

• Goni is one of the strongest storms to ever make landfall on Earth.
• Flooding rain, catastrophic winds and battering surf are expected in the Philippines.
• The Philippines and Vietnam have both suffered multiple cyclones in recent weeks.

Super Typhoon Goni made landfall with sustained winds of 195 mph in the eastern Phillippines early Sunday. This makes Goni the strongest typhoon to make landfall anywhere on earth since 2013's Super Typhoon Haiyan, which also made landfall in the Philippines.

Goni is locally known as Rolly in the Philippines.

... Goni made landfall on the Philippines' island of Catanduanes with an estimated pressure of 884 mb, which is among the top 15 most intense typhoons in the basin.

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-10-31-super-typhoon-goni-philippines-vietnam-haiyan

[Mary Wilson]

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