Typhoon KROSA Destroys or Damages 19,000 Homes in Philippines

KROSA affects more than 100,000 people in Luzon, Philippines

Typhoon KROSA, locally known as VINTA, has affected more than 24,000 families (104,828 people) in 26 municipalities and a city in five province of Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Isabela, Abra and Apayao, the government’s disaster response agency reported Saturday.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) issued that following  typhoon damage report:

• 24,123 families ((104,828 people) affected in three regions in Luzon, Ilocos, Cagayan and the Cordillera Administrative Regions.

• Some 299 families have been displaced displaced.

• A total of 1,737 houses totally damaged (destroyed) and 13,174 others are partially damaged by the typhoon.

• KROSA swept through northern Luzon provinces with maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour gusting to 160 km/hr.

The typhoon left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday and is currently heading toward central Vietnam/  Indochina Peninsula via Hainan Island.

KROSA is currently a well-defined Cat 3A Typhoon on FIRE-EARTH New Hurricane Scale with sustained winds of about 180 km/hr gusting up to 230 km/hr.

Typhoon KROSA Details

• Time: At 03:00UTC on November 2, 2013
• Position: NEAR 19.6N, 115.6E.
• Location: About 350km SSE of Hong Kong
• Speed and Direction: Tracking Westward at about 9 km/hr
• Maximum Sustained Wind Speed: 180 km/hr
• Maximum Wind Gusts: 230 km/hr
• Maximum Significant Wave Height: 14m

[Source:  FEWW, JTWC and others]

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Typhoon KROSA Special Message.

VIS/IR (FIRE-EARTH Enhancement) Satellite Image of Typhoon KROSA

Typhoon KROSA – Vis/IR Satellite Image (FIRE-EARTH Enhancement) – Recorded at 02:30UTC on Nov. 2, 2013. Source of the original image: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.

Typhoon Stats for NW Pacific

• The 60 year average (1951-2010) No of Typhoons: 20.9
• No of typhoons so far this year: 29
• Percent Increase: 38.8 [Calculated by FIRE-EARTH blog]

More details to follow…

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• Typhoon KROSA Striking Northern Philippines October 31, 2013
• FEWW New Hurricane Scale
• Satellite Imagery

Typhoon KROSA Striking Northern Philippines

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Typhoon KROSA Special Message.

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KROSA, 29th Typhoon of 2013, is making landfall in northern Luzon, Philippines

The Halloween Typhoon KROSA, the 29th storm of the NW Pacific so far this year, is about to make landfall in the northern Philippines, with winds of about 155km/h gusting to 190 km/hr.

Typhoon KROSA

• Time: 06:00UTC – October 31, 2013
• Movement: WNW (285 degrees) at 25km/hr
• Position: Near 18.0ºN, 121.2ºE
• Location: About 405km Northeast of Manila, Philippines
• Max Sustained Winds: 155km/hr [Cat 2A on FIRE-EARTH Hurricane Scale]
• Max Wind Gusts: 190km/hr
• Significant Wave Height: 8m

[Source: FIRE-EARTH and others]

Typhoon KROSA IR/WV Diff satellite image (FIRE-EARTH Enhancement) recorded at 04:30UTC on October 31, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.

Landfall

• KROSA is forecast to strike the Philippines near 18.1N, 122.4E at about 08:00UTC on October 31, according to JTWC.

• KROSA is expected to make as many as 3 landfalls—the Philippines, China’s Hainan Island and central  Vietnam— according to most models and  affecting about a half dozen countries, before dissipating over Indochina Peninsula.

Projected Path of Typhoon KROSA . Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. Image enhanced by FIRE-EARTH Blog.

Typhoon Stats for NW Pacific

• The 60 year average (1951-2010) No of Typhoons: 20.9
• No of typhoons so far this year: 29
• Percent Increase: 38.8 [Calculated by FIRE-EARTH blog]

More details to follow…

Related Links

• FEWW New Hurricane Scale
• Satellite Imagery