There will be an enormous challenge to provide shelter, food and water to the survivors - God knows how long before power is restored.

BBC: There are growing concerns for the holiday island of Siargao. Its governor said the island was "totally devastated"

Governor of the neighbouring Dinagat islands, Arlene Bag-ao: The fields and boats of our farmers and fisherfolk have been decimated, we have lost our homes. Walls and roofs were torn and blown off…. We have a dwindling supply of food and water. Electricity and telecommunications are down. This is why we urgently and humbly ask for everyone's help.

That sounds grim. Everything you need to live suddenly wiped out. It will be a test for Philippines's disaster response. Hope they're up to it.

That's big. In rural PPE there are a lot of traditional hut-style houses - not able to cope with that kind of pounding.

The island appeals to young, carefree travellers who want to escape the drudgery of urban life.

Surfers, digital nomads and international tourists all mingle in low-lit, beachside bars. Smoothie bowls and flat whites are readily available.

Sounds like Dulan - except for the young bit maybe.

Looks to still going strong and currently over Palawan - another beautiful rural area that doesn't get too many big typhoons.

That's freaky footage. Total devastation. I wonder how much warning they got - if any. Coming at night as well - must have been terrifying.

Looking at that footage, it's clear why people in that area build storm shelters or go to the basement in the event of a tornado. There is absolutely no place else to hide.

Not enough to disrupt Bezos's party with his wealthy space tourists apparently, held hours after one of his facilities was struck - killing several employees.

I wonder how many deaths it would take for him to acknowledge the tragedy through actions, not just words. 10? 50? 100? 1000?

It's not normal at all. Farther south, winter tornadoes happen somewhat more regularly, but this is not normal this far north.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZMAmxP5cgs

That's freaky footage. Total devastation. I wonder how much warning they got - if any. Coming at night as well - must have been terrifying.

Not enough to disrupt Bezos's party with his wealthy space tourists apparently, held hours after one of his facilities was struck - killing several employees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZMAmxP5cgs

That's a lot of people killed. Several different tornadoes in the tornado alley states - seems worst in Mayfield Kentucky where one hit a candle factory. Must have been a helluva day.

Made me wonder what's the worst one ever.

Apparently it's 1300 killed in Bangladesh in 1989 - then 747 dead in a US tornado alley event in Mar, 1925 - that travelled a record 325 km!

I always thought tornadoes were a spring or early fall deal - but Dec 11 is winter. Is that normal Dan?

https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#5/32.213/134.385/&elem=precipitation24h&co...

As an aside, you could control a typhoon's path if you could create weaknesses in the high-pressure ridge - draw it towards the weakness. So if you could create a low pressure or a cold front then it could be done - but don't know how you'd do that.

But CWB is usually accurate for 24 hrs. Weather chart - which i can't seem to upload - shows a collection of lows due north forming a weakness in the ridge - hence the track.

Travelling speed is also a slight concern - it's not snail's pace but it's not moving fast either. Not till after landfall.

The other worry is the approach - coming up that angle it's going to feed a lot of rain into Taitung even before it gets there.

Wind gusting up to 140kts - that's over 200kph.

Sometimes the season does just start late - runs through Sep-Oct.

There seems to be plenty of Hurricanes about - the US has had two big years in a row - but something is going on in the north west pacific.

That's 75 mil - a normal afternoon downpour in Taipei during the Monsoon but it's whether places are geared up to cope with it. Most big cities aren't.

The scenes were eerily similar to what happened in China earlier in the year when a subway flooded.

Note: relocated your post - can i get a job as a moderator?

More than 45 dead after Ida’s remnants blindside Northeast
This appears to be an outside-the-norm storm. Remnants of Ida.