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						Super Typhoon Hagupit / Ruby Threatens the Philippines / Thursday PM Update		 
				Posted on 
December 4, 2014
 by 
Robert Speta

 
				Posted in Uncategorized 
 




The strongest storm on the planet for 2014 is setting eyes on one of the most vulnerable locations for Typhoons on the planet this evening.
Typhoon Hagupit (ironically is the Tagalog word for whip or lash ) locally known as Ruby in the Philippines is now a Violent Typhoon on JMAs scale, a super typhoon on JTWCs scale and would be a Super Typhoon on the PAGASA scale if the new system for 2015 was already in place. In short this is a severe and dangerous storm system that deserves respect from those ahead of it.

Already evacuations are underway and people are getting ready to head to shelters across parts of Samar and Leyte. The Mayor of Tacloban stated “Definitely we will now strictly enforce forced evacuation,” in a press release Wednesday. “We have no more excuse, we have gone through Yolanda, and to lose that many lives, it’s beyond our conscience already,” he said, referring to typhoon Haiyan which left more than 7,000 dead or missing in November last year.
Shelves being emptied ahead of Hagutin
Images shared to the westpacwx Facebook page show super markets being crowded with many shelves emptied in preparations.  Key thing to note though is follow official warnings from local authorities and if you are in a danger area be sure to evacuate or head to a designated storm shelter.
There continues to be a spread in the agencies and model guidance as of Thursday morning but the good news is that spread has become less vast as we approach the 0 hour on landfall. Bad news is that there is still some uncertainty in the forecast. That is why anyone still in the cone of error with this storm should continue to prepare for the brunt of this storm.
The brunt of it is a monster composing of winds gusting well over 300kph, a dangerous storm surge and flooding rains.
At this time Signal Force 2 has been issued for parts of Visayas but in all honesty I dislike this system as it does not indicate the gravity of the situation. Eastern Visayas will NOT see Signal Force 2 winds, they will see 4 winds.  Enough to blow around not only light but large debris and cause significant damage to a home.
 
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Hagupit is a Category 5 Typhoon on the Saffir Simpson Scale, this is the definition of damage of a storm of that intensity from… Catastrophic damage will occur: A high percentage of framed homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.
Damage from a Cat 5
I do not use scare tactics to get views, and there is a reason for that, when I want to stress a storm poses a very severe risk of causing the loss of life I want people to understand it is serious and not an exaggeration. Typhoon Hagupit is a dangerous storm. If you are ANYWHERE ahead of this storm and even feel like you could be in a dangerous area then head to somewhere safe, take shelter. head inland. BE READY! Lets hope we have learned from past experiences
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Be prepared and take precautionary measures! #RubyPH pic.twitter.com/LmIhIAUtu0
— DepEd (@DepEd_PH) December 4, 2014












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