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http://intra.ecmwf.int/daily/d/dreport/2013/11/07/sc/
1. Impact
Super-typhoon Haiyan was the third category 5 typhoon to hit the Philippines since 2010. In 2010, Megi made landfall and resulted in 35 people dead and in 2012 Bupha resulted in 1901 dead. The tropical storm seasons in the north-western Pacific is one of the most active and Haiyan was cyclone number 3? and the fifth to made landfall on the Philippines (together with Rumbia, Nari, Utor and Krosa).
2. Description of the event
The cyclone formed on the 3 November. On the 6 November 00 UTC the cyclone first classified as a super-typhoon. Late on the 7 November the cyclone made landfall on southern Philippines. Just before (18 UTC) the wind speed was (estimated?) 195 mph.
MODIS satellite image of Super Typhoon Haiyan taken at 4:25 UTC November 7, 2013. At the time, Haiyan was a Category 5 storm with top winds of 175 mph. The Philippines are visible at the left of the image, and the Caroline Islands at the lower right. Image credit: NASA. Copied from http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2572
From www.wunderground.com
3. Predictability
3.1 HRES
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