Typhoon Hagupit [Archive] - The Vette Barn

island14

12-03-2014, 12:07am

Found this pic recently. Been meaning to send it to Tim. http://i57.tinypic.com/281v8yu.jpg If you look closely, Tim's house is right across the street from the church and basketball court.

The stage in the area by the basketball court is where Santa handed out presents last year.

I saw that pic and posted it on a website of mine.

Bantayan Island - Photo Albums (http://bantayan.island-enterprizes.com/photogallery.php)

I remember when the plane flew over last year on November 9th the day after the storm, and waved at it as I somehow knew they were taking pics.

I can't tell what's the church, or the basketball court, or the street.

There are some on the ground photos at the link above.

island14

12-03-2014, 12:36am

Too early to track it accurately yet but they are saying it looks like it will land at Samar... so we are in the path if it stays on track.

It does not sound as bad as last years though, and we do not have many trees left to fall like before.

http://www.diveandtrek.com/The%20Philippines%20(1986).jpg

island14

12-03-2014, 2:37am

Well hell....

Just heard a siren as a police truck just pulled up out at the basketball court and they were making an announcement over a bull horn for us to evacuate to higher ground tomorrow when the rain starts..

They are really worried about storm surge especially because it might be high tide, where as last years storm it was low tide at the time it hit.

The official weather news website says it will be later though and shows it hitting us on Sunday.. so not sure why they are warning us for tomorrow.

Looks like a bulls eye again.. :yesnod:

This one wont be as strong of a storm it appears so far, but will still probably take the roof off again.. :(

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/images/Presentation/track_of_Typhoon_Ruby.JPG

78SA

12-03-2014, 4:44am

:willy:

Rob

12-03-2014, 6:42am

Dang Tim. I hate hearing that. Just make sure you have enough water and rice in case things are down there for a little while.

You heading to Dino's house?

Rob

12-03-2014, 6:50am

I was just told to tell you guys that you need to head over to Mandaue in the morning. Not sure if they have shut off the ferries though?

island14

12-03-2014, 7:24am

I think we still have a few days, tomorrow we will stock up on water, rice and some food stocks.

The weather website says Sunday morning.

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph

Will start moving everything to the guest house tomorrow so less likely to get wet like the last time unless there is a storm surge, but then it will be underwater if so.

Probably head up to Dino's place again for the high ground after the power goes out here on Saturday sometime I'm guessing.

I can't go to Mandaue, and have too much work to do here to get ready for this.. the boats are still running and the weather was beautiful here today, so I will ask Irish if she wants to head down to the City tomorrow with the kids.

Not sure how bad this will be but guessing the power will be out at least a few days and so will all cell phones, So we will text MC to let her know we are ok as soon as we can.

The generator runs but is not making electric, the mechanic says he will be here Friday to see if he can fix it.

I really do not want to go through all this crap again....

Kerrmudgeon

12-03-2014, 7:38am

Wow, that's going to cut down on your drinking time a lot.....fixing all that stuff AGAIN! :(

Stay safe Tim and family. :ohnoes:

Rob

12-03-2014, 5:41pm

Tim

You and your family get out of there before this thing hits. I am serious. Go to Cebu today.

3063

OddBall

12-03-2014, 10:46pm

Prayers sent. Hunker down.

'77Babe

12-03-2014, 11:52pm

Tim

You and your family get out of there before this thing hits. I am serious. Go to Cebu today.

3063

:iagree: There is nothing more valuable than your lives. I hate to see all of you go through this again. You will be in my thoughts. :angel:

Cybercowboy

12-04-2014, 12:06am

Wow, take care y'all!

simpleman68

12-04-2014, 12:21am

island14

12-04-2014, 4:38am

Tim

You and your family get out of there before this thing hits. I am serious. Go to Cebu today.

http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/attachments/off-topic/3063d1417646423-typhoon-hagupit-image-543582206.jpg

As of last night they were only calling for a signal 3 and we were talking about it some thinking this will be a breeze as compared to last years signal 5 Super Typhoon.

I see now that they say this one has increased to a Super Typhoon also.

This map above that you found shows it is going to turn north and the eye will miss us and we will not be in the danger zone.

The map below I have been following shows it is going to drive right over us again..

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/images/ruby_14120318.gif

I know you studied weather some Rob, so please explain this to me..

How in the heck can they say this is going to change track before it gets here?

It's wind! heck it does not have a mind or even know where it is going or what it is going to do itself? :island14:

Last year with Yolanda the tracking showed it was going to go north of us, but at the last moment it zigged when it was suppose to zag and drove right over us.

I'm thinking it easy to track and see the direction where it is going, but they can only just make educated guesses as to any changes in direction. :island14:

------------------------------------------------------------------------

It is late in the day here now so no more boats, but I plan to send Irish and the Kids to the City on the first boat out in the morning.

Better safe than sorry.. and I want to make sure they are all OK.

Last year the house we were in at Dino's place on high ground.. the whole roof was ripped off, I was worried at the time the concrete walls would collapse... and it does happen.

I saw many concrete walls that did not make it last year. :yesnod:

Myself and brother in law Ariel will stay here with the house and try to save all we can from the storm.

island14

12-04-2014, 4:50am

Damn, I didn't see how nasty this thing has gotten in the last day.
Sustained winds of 180 mph as of tonight. :sadangel:

Prayers for all folks in the way of that bitch. That's a LOT of wind/water.
Scott

Surprised me to wake up and read the news also..

They named it Ruby here now, and that is my Moms name.

For some reason I feel like Mom is out there watching over us and everything will be ok.

:cert:

Home | Weather Philippines (http://weather.com.ph)

Super Typhoon HAGUPIT (RUBY) Update Number 004

HAGUPIT now locally named "Ruby" has rapidly intensified into a Super Typhoon as it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early this morning...increasing its threat to Eastern Philippines particularly Eastern Visayas and Bicol Region this weekend

Super Typhoon HAGUPIT (RUBY) Update Number 005

Super Typhoon HAGUPIT has intensified further as it continues to move quickly across the southeastern part the Philippine Sea...increasing more its threat to Eastern Philippines particularly Eastern Visayas and Bicol Region this weekend

island14

12-04-2014, 4:55am

Kind of a funny story from last night while drinking some Rhum with a few of the guys.

I was telling Tata how I do not wish any harm to others, but I do pray that this storm will go north and miss us.

Tata thought about it for a second then said..

"Yeah but... just remember there are a whole lot of people up north praying it right back to us..."

:Jeff '79:

Rob

12-04-2014, 5:50am

Kind of a funny story from last night while drinking some Rhum with a few of the guys. I was telling Tata how I do not wish any harm to others, but I do pray that this storm will go north and miss us. Tata thought about it for a second then said.. "Yeah but... just remember there are a whole lot of people up north praying it right back to us..." :Jeff '79:

Lol. Very true.

Glad Irish and the kids are getting out of there. Wish you were also though.

69camfrk

12-04-2014, 6:49am

Good luck man. Sendin' some positive thoughts you're way!:seasix:

Rob

12-04-2014, 7:39am

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10408029_10204843433221437_9211833423385084276_n.jpg?oh=6071dfb287b0e845f1675831d878f06b&oe=551B7647&__gda__=1426467128_e9150755c62ffa67b255802d3c0258e5

Rob

12-04-2014, 7:48am

I know you studied weather some Rob, so please explain this to me..

How in the heck can they say this is going to change track before it gets here?

It's wind! heck it does not have a mind or even know where it is going or what it is going to do itself? :island14:

Remember the wind can go only where it is the higher force of energy. Now, there might be another larger pressure system, either high or low, that might be north or south of the typhoon, so the typhoon is going to follow the path of least resistance. The momentum is there to continue the westerly path, but there may be air currents preventing it from moving north or south.

If you want to get real technical - you have to look at things like the isobars which are the linear lines of wind based on a directional inbound or outbound flow.

Look at this map - you can see that there is some strong pressure coming out of Japan right now so my guess is that Ruby will track more south than north.

earth :: an animated map of global wind, weather, and ocean conditions (http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-226.45,13.35,512)

And there is nothing to the south of Ruby that appears to be holding it back from descending.

Here is a screen capture of it currently if the java applet does not load

http://i60.tinypic.com/1e9qfc.jpg

wwomanC6

12-04-2014, 8:00am

:ohnoes: Prayers and positive thoughts for you and your family Tim. :angel:

Rob

12-04-2014, 8:10am

http://i62.tinypic.com/bvepg.jpg

LATB

12-04-2014, 8:21am

Looks pretty serious.

Get to high ground and hunker down.

island14

12-04-2014, 8:34am

Remember the wind can go only where it is the higher force of energy. Now, there might be another larger pressure system, either high or low, that might be north or south of the typhoon, so the typhoon is going to follow the path of least resistance. The momentum is there to continue the westerly path, but there may be air currents preventing it from moving north or south.

If you want to get real technical - you have to look at things like the isobars which are the linear lines of wind based on a directional inbound or outbound flow.

Look at this map - you can see that there is some strong pressure coming out of Japan right now so my guess is that Ruby will track more south than north.

And there is nothing to the south of Ruby that appears to be holding it back from descending.

Here is a screen capture of it currently if the java applet does not load

Thanks for taking the time to explain this and it's all starting to make sense now.

From what you say and I see the chances are more likely to head more to us than away.

Remember after last years storm I said, what are the odds of this happening again in a lifetime? and I thought they were very slight..

First of all I doubted there would be another storm as big as Yolanda, and even less likely that it would be here again if it did happen.

I see now that this is not as big as Yolanda was yet, but still has a few more days to build up to be as big or even possibly bigger they are saying.

Meanwhile all is calm before the storm here..

Everyone seems relaxed but worried some, today was sunny and beautiful out all day, this evening there is a slight breeze that feels good and normal for this time of the year.

Disco over in Sillion again tonight, we may go later for something to do.

All ferry boats out are cancelled already I just found out awhile ago, even though the weather is fine here for now.. so the only way for Irish and the kids to go is by pump boat, and I am seriously not going to risk putting them on a pump boat.

Rob

12-04-2014, 8:34am

Project NOAH executive director Mahar Lagmay also identified the areas where storm surges will be greatest. Storm surges as high as four meters—the height of a one-storey house—may be expected in Carigara and Babatngon in Northern Leyte; Santa Rita and Basey in Eastern Samar; and Tacloban City.

Tim - at least stay at Dino's and not at your house. You are 3' above sea level and "stuff" can be replaced, you remember our conversation about "stuff" :)

Grey Ghost

12-04-2014, 8:43am

Was on the national news this a.m. Get your hunker down on, Tim.

'77Babe

12-04-2014, 10:26am

Tim - at least stay at Dino's and not at your house. You are 3' above sea level and "stuff" can be replaced, you remember our conversation about "stuff" :)

:iagree: Your family needs you around for a while longer.

JStockton

12-04-2014, 10:33am

Stay Safe Tim!

syf350

12-04-2014, 11:18am

prayers sent....where's OD?

Jobaka

12-04-2014, 1:52pm

:willy: Looks like a bad one.

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/newsstory/2014/650x366_12041424_hd26.jpg

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/22W/imagery/avn_lalo-animated.gif

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/newsstory/2014/650x366_12041429_hd24.jpg

Philippines on Alert for Super Typhoon Hagupit (http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/new-west-pacific-threat-develo/38232221)

island14

12-04-2014, 2:52pm

These guys were driving around warning everyone about the coming storm yesterday over the loud speakers, and telling everyone to move to high ground when the storm starts.

A lot of people do not have anywhere to go so will stay at the Church or the School with at least concrete walls.

http://freeshopmanual.com/uploads/photos/SAM_1855.JPG

http://freeshopmanual.com/uploads/photos/SAM_1856.JPG

Poor little Amber my daughter is scared and has her bag all packed and ready to go to the city..

She will be disappointed when she wakes up to hear there are no more boats.

http://freeshopmanual.com/uploads/photos/SAM_1968.JPG

island14

12-04-2014, 3:05pm

Tim - at least stay at Dino's and not at your house. You are 3' above sea level and "stuff" can be replaced, you remember our conversation about "stuff" :)

Of course since I have about 48 hours left before the storm hits, I will plan to protect all we can..

We do not have much, but don't want to loose what little we have.

All coconuts will be downed so they do not end up as cannon balls blasting through my roof like the last time...

I know what does and does not need to be moved downstairs to protect it now from experience..

When the power goes out sometime on Saturday.. I will pack up the computer in a plastic sack as it is my job and our income and need to protect it.

But at the end of the day when I have done all I can to pack things away the best I can..

The most important thing is for me to be with my little ones to protect them all.. :yesnod:

I will be right beside them to do the best that I can to make sure they are all ok, the same as the last time.. :seasix:

:cert:

Datawiz

12-04-2014, 3:19pm

Of course since I have about 48 hours left before the storm hits, I will plan to protect all we can..

We do not have much, but don't want to loose what little we have.

All coconuts will be downed so they do not end up as cannon balls blasting through my roof like the last time...

I know what does and does not need to be moved downstairs to protect it now from experience..

When the power goes out sometime on Saturday.. I will pack up the computer in a plastic sack as it is my job and our income and need to protect it.

But at the end of the day when I have done all I can to pack things away the best I can..

The most important thing is for me to be with my little ones to protect them all.. :yesnod:

I will be right beside them to do the best that I can to make sure they are all ok, the same as the last time.. :seasix:

:cert:

Just sent your xmas thread another $100. You should try and draw out a nice chunk now ahead of the storm so you have cash available.

:seasix:

Sea Six

12-04-2014, 3:22pm

Just sent your xmas thread another $100. You should try and draw out a nice chunk now ahead of the storm so you have cash available.

:seasix:

That reminds me. I need to go check my PO Box. Prolly a little som'm som'm waiting in there for me.

:hurray:

Datawiz

12-04-2014, 3:23pm

That reminds me. I need to go check my PO Box. Prolly a little som'm som'm waiting in there for me.

:hurray:

Don't forget to take pics! :seasix:

Rob

12-04-2014, 4:17pm

No more boats??

YGBSM. MC and Mama are not going to be happy

Rob

12-04-2014, 4:25pm

180mph sustained winds and up to 20' surge is what I am reading now Tim.

You need to get the wife and kids somewhere safe please and I would like it if you went with them.

boracayjohnny

12-04-2014, 5:08pm

180mph sustained winds and up to 20' surge is what I am reading now Tim.

You need to get the wife and kids somewhere safe please and I would like it if you went with them.

Bolded for emphasis.

:iagree:

99 pewtercoupe

12-04-2014, 5:35pm

Stay safe Tim. AS somebody said earlier...stuff can be replaced, people not so much

Time to :leaving: for higher ground

86RAG

12-04-2014, 5:41pm

Hope your area doesn't get hammered again, Tim. :sadangel:

Hope everyone is in a safe spot!

Dan Dlabay

12-04-2014, 6:24pm

Will keep you and your family and the people of the Philippines in our prayers. From the reports Tim you need to take your family to high ground inland. Stay safe.

Rob

12-04-2014, 7:21pm

SYNOPSIS: AT 4:00 AM TODAY, THE EYE OF TYPHOON “RUBY” WAS LOCATED BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA AT 500 KM EAST OF BORONGAN, EASTERN SAMAR (11.5˚N, 130.0˚E), WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 215 KPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GUSTINESS OF UP TO 250 KPH. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AT 13 KPH. NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING NORTHERN LUZON.
FORECAST: EASTERN VISAYAS, CARAGA REGION, THE PROVINCES OF SORSORGON, MASBATE AND NORTHERN CEBU INCLUDING CEBU CITY AND THE ISLANDS OF BANTAYAN, CAMOTES AND TICAO WILL EXPERIENCE STORMY WEATHER WHILE THE REST OF VISAYAS AND BICOL REGION AND THE PROVINCES OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, CAMIGUIN AND ROMBLON WILL HAVE RAINS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND THE COASTAL WATERS ALONG THESE AREAS WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. THE REGIONS OF CAGAYAN VALLEY, CORDILLERA AND ILOCOS WILL BE CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAINS. METRO MANILA AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE CLOUDY SKIES WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

Skia

12-04-2014, 8:07pm

May providence protect you and your family Tim. Get somewhere safe. :sadangel::sadangel:

CertInsaneC5

12-04-2014, 9:21pm

I will pray for you, your family and friends tonight Tim. Gods speed. I hope everything turns out to be a big thunderstorm and nothing more. :seasix:

Be safe. :cert:

Marc

12-04-2014, 9:39pm

You owe it to the family to get them and your self some place safe, please do. :cert::seasix:

OddBall

12-04-2014, 9:44pm

earth :: an animated map of global wind, weather, and ocean conditions (http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-236.35,18.46,791)

Rob

12-04-2014, 10:03pm

earth :: an animated map of global wind, weather, and ocean conditions (http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-236.35,18.46,791)

That pressure system has gotten stronger.

OddBall

12-04-2014, 10:13pm

That pressure system has gotten stronger.

Check the speeds out at different altitudes. Click on the "earth" label.

Chicago

12-04-2014, 10:53pm

Damn, my in-laws are in Cebu right now, and aren't leaving until the 10th. This storm looks badass. Yikes.

'77Babe

12-04-2014, 11:51pm

Tim, I really hope you get yourself and all of your loved ones to a safer place.

Sea Six

12-05-2014, 4:42am

:sadangel:

Rob

12-05-2014, 6:41am

Sounds like Tim and family are at the evacuation center with the kids.

I also saw that the storm is weakening and heading a bit north of his island. Hopefully it will just be a bit of rain and that's all.

island14

12-05-2014, 7:19am

Irish and the kids all left to higher ground this morning and I have been moving stuff around to better spots to stay dry in case we loose the roof again.

Better safe than sorry I guess..

I just got back home from checking on my family and the feeling is kinda surreal out there tonight.

Not many people out, and the few I saw were carrying sacks of possessions so I assumed they were heading to higher ground places to stay.

The churches and schools are already full of people sleeping there, I guess they wanted to be early to reserve themselves a spot.

The place where Irish wanted to go is over near Sillion on high ground, it's where Tata's mother in law lives, in a group of homes that were built by Islamic Relief.

Nicely built small homes about the size of a one car garage, 14 X 16 foot.. and about 75 of them lined up in rows.

Plenty far enough from the sea and high enough so no problems, and no trees nearby to fall on the homes there either... so that I liked.

Chico my older son came home with me as he was bored there, but we will head back over there sometime tomorrow.

Like Rob said it looks like the eye of the storm is going to pass north of us from the maps online at this time, and the storm has also started to slow down some they say.

So things are looking better now as compared to yesterday anyways..

I think they should just cancel it due to rain myself. :D

island14

12-05-2014, 7:23am

Damn, my in-laws are in Cebu right now, and aren't leaving until the 10th. This storm looks badass. Yikes.

How well do you like your in-laws? :island14: :D

I think it is still a signal 2 even down in Cebu City, but goes down to a signal 1 further south of there.

VITE1

12-05-2014, 7:30am

Good luck and stay safe Tim. :angel:

Rob

12-05-2014, 7:40am

Just be safe brother. I don't want anything to happen to anyone there.

island14

12-05-2014, 7:54am

Rob I thought about posting this in your Christmas decoration thread but figured here works also..

When you see it.. :lol:

http://freeshopmanual.com/uploads/photos/SAM_2141.jpg

island14

12-05-2014, 7:59am

A few pics from where we will stay tomorrow night during the storm, not as fancy as our hut, but probably a lot safer location.

Last house on the left.

I still may transfer everyone over to Dino's place, but Irish is scared to go back there after loosing the roof last year.

http://freeshopmanual.com/uploads/photos/SAM_2142.jpg

http://freeshopmanual.com/uploads/photos/SAM_2143.jpg

http://freeshopmanual.com/uploads/photos/SAM_2144.jpg

http://freeshopmanual.com/uploads/photos/SAM_2145.jpg

Rob

12-05-2014, 9:18am

Woot!!! Now just a tropical storm :dixie:

island14

12-05-2014, 9:24am

Where did you see that? :island14:

Getting windy and cold here now, no rain yet.

Rob

12-05-2014, 9:38am

Where did you see that? :island14:

Getting windy and cold here now, no rain yet.

One of the twitter feeds started calling it Tropical Storm Hagupit again

island14

12-05-2014, 9:46am

Hmmmmm...

If true, that would make me very happy.. :yesnod:

:cert:

Sea Six

12-05-2014, 10:05am

Woot!!! Now just a tropical storm :dixie:

One of the twitter feeds started calling it Tropical Storm Hagupit again

Uh, NO.

http://www.weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/super-typhoon-hagupit-ruby-philippines-tacloban

Rob

12-05-2014, 11:36am

Uh, NO.

http://www.weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/super-typhoon-hagupit-ruby-philippines-tacloban

:seasix: I thought it was weird...but i see a lot of the feeds still tweeting tropical storm for some reason.

Jobaka

12-05-2014, 12:32pm

The storm lost, then regained, super typhoon status Friday. By Friday night, it was packing potentially devastating sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), with even stronger gusts.

Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Hagupit - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/05/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-hagupit/)

'77Babe

12-05-2014, 1:29pm

Stay safe, Tim.

Chicago

12-05-2014, 4:43pm

How well do you like your in-laws? :island14: :D

I think it is still a signal 2 even down in Cebu City, but goes down to a signal 1 further south of there.

They're cool :D They are in a solid building so hopefully they will be okay. You stay safe! Hopefully it won't be as bad as they're saying. Prayers to everyone in the path of this storm.

PortDawg

12-05-2014, 7:22pm

Stay Safe Tim !

MrPeabody

12-05-2014, 11:08pm

Some more info:

Excite News - 500,000 Filipinos evacuated as storm's path widens (http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141206/as--philippines-typhoon-1a23bb7e71.html)

'77Babe

12-06-2014, 1:10am

:angel: You guys will be in my thoughts.

island14

12-06-2014, 1:36am

If the charts showing the direction of the storm are correct, we will take a hit, but not anywhere near like last year.

The eye will pass just north of us and we will only be hit with the pink area for awhile.

Not sure how long, maybe 6 to 8 hours as this thing is moving slow.

I'm just hoping to still have a roof, and the electric back on again soon.

They will shut the power down sometime today for safety, not sure when but in case it happens soon I wanted to say thanks for all of the prayers and good wishes.

Power will be off for awhile, and cell phones will be down also a few days probably.

Rob will be in touch with with our family down in the city so will be able to update some.

See you all again on the back side of this.

:cert:

http://weather.com.ph/images/20141205231537.gif

Sea Six

12-06-2014, 2:00am

:angel:

Ol Timer

12-06-2014, 3:02am

Prayers for you and your family, Tim.

island14

12-06-2014, 3:08am

Still have electric for now, but made my post above before it goes out.

It will be hard to say... "well the electric is out now" when they cut it. :lol:

We just used a big rope to tie down the front part of the house to help hold the roof on when it comes.

Thinking about it now, the winds will be coming from the backside after it passes so far, so should go try to find some more rope for the back also if I can.

Lot of the neighbors are tying down their homes also.

Took some pics but my wife has the cord with her...

CertInsaneC5

12-06-2014, 4:52am

Stay safe man. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Gods speed. :angel:

Rob

12-06-2014, 5:50am

Stay safe guys. Tim, I will text Irish to check on you guys, just remind her she can chat me back on FB is she doesn't have load

Rob

12-06-2014, 7:24am

Getting close

http://i59.tinypic.com/ddz4sh.jpg

CertInsaneC5

12-06-2014, 8:27am

:angel:

Rob

12-06-2014, 8:27am

Just searching Twitter and saw that power to the island will be shut off at 10pm. That is 33 minutes from now.

CertInsaneC5

12-06-2014, 8:30am

What kind of wind speed are they looking at now Dixie?

CertInsaneC5

12-06-2014, 8:35am

Never mind. I just found out.

http://www.weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/super-typhoon-hagupit-ruby-philippines-tacloban

:ohnoes:

Rob

12-06-2014, 8:59am

Never mind. I just found out. http://www.weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/super-typhoon-hagupit-ruby-philippines-tacloban :ohnoes:

Right now it is only 25mph winds on his island and still not raining. It is getting closer though.

About one more hour and the winds will start to pick up and about two hours from now it will start to be strong winds.

mrvette

12-06-2014, 9:03am

Called Chuck, his wife Fe, is way south on the southern tip of Mindanao outta the projected trouble areas....:dance:

86RAG

12-06-2014, 9:32am

Hope this passes with minimal damage, Tim :yesnod:

Rob

12-06-2014, 10:42am

Hope this passes with minimal damage, Tim :yesnod:

Getting rocky there now. Just got a message from Tim's family and wind is strong.

VITE1

12-06-2014, 10:45am

:angel:

Rob

12-06-2014, 11:15am

Looking like the worst part will be about 6pm Eastern time today.

Shrike6

12-06-2014, 11:32am

Prayers for the PI.

Sea Six

12-06-2014, 11:33am

Page 2!!

:woohoo:

Too soon?

:leaving:

Rob

12-06-2014, 5:11pm

Tim and family are doing ok but the main part of the storm has started to hit now. Say a prayer.

http://i61.tinypic.com/23gz34k.jpg

VITE1

12-06-2014, 5:11pm

:angel:

CertInsaneC5

12-06-2014, 5:48pm

:angel: Hold on tight!

Datawiz

12-06-2014, 6:35pm

Stay safe Tim! :cert:

Marc

12-06-2014, 6:39pm

:angel: Still praying for all those caught in the storm

87 Ragtop

12-06-2014, 6:41pm

:angel::angel::angel:

Bingo Fuel

12-06-2014, 6:49pm

Stay safe Tim! :cert:

:iagree: :angel:

Skia

12-06-2014, 7:00pm

:hide:

tjfontaine

12-06-2014, 7:18pm

Good Luck to Tim and all the fine people of the PI ... been several times - hoping all is ok.

69camfrk

12-06-2014, 7:40pm

Hunker down...just some rain and wind! I hope everyone is safe and well!

OddBall

12-06-2014, 7:41pm

:angel::angel:

lander

12-07-2014, 7:49am

Any word on how they are?

Rob

12-07-2014, 8:01am

Any word on how they are?

Just sent a text and waiting on a response. Update in a couple minutes.

The good thing, the typhoon was not as bad as reports were predicting.

Rob

12-07-2014, 8:52am

No word from Tim. I talked with his sister in law just a few minutes ago and she has not heard from her sister (Tims wife) since there is no electricity over there.

As soon as I hear from them I will update. Based on the news reports and info I have found I have a feeling everyone is ok, this storm was nothing like Yolanda was last year.

More updates as I get info.

'77Babe

12-07-2014, 10:30am

simpleman68

12-07-2014, 10:31am

Good news Dixie! :cert:
Scott

Shrike6

12-07-2014, 10:51am

Sounds like it could have been lots worse, like last year.
Think any of those huts survived?

tjfontaine

12-07-2014, 10:53am

Fingers still crossed :seasix:

Blademaker

12-07-2014, 10:54am

Waiting........

Rob

12-07-2014, 1:04pm

2am there now. Rain and wind are gone....family is probably back home but I don't know if electricity is back yet.

Hopefully have some news by morning. (Evening here)

63C2splitter

12-08-2014, 1:43am

Bump. Hoping for good news soon,

Rob

12-08-2014, 7:22am

Tim and family are all ok. House is ok and village sounds like it survived just fine.

86RAG

12-08-2014, 7:25am

Tim and family are all ok. House is ok and village sounds like it survived just fine.

Great news! :hurray:

Sea Six

12-08-2014, 7:35am

:hurray:

:party:

Datawiz

12-08-2014, 7:44am

Tim and family are all ok. House is ok and village sounds like it survived just fine.

:hurray:

Marc

12-08-2014, 7:52am

It's nice to have good news. :hurray:

VITE1

12-08-2014, 8:48am

That's great news!!

snide

12-08-2014, 9:14am

:party:

'77Babe

12-08-2014, 9:25am

Tim and family are all ok. House is ok and village sounds like it survived just fine.

:hurray:

island14

12-08-2014, 9:41am

Knock Knock were home! :seasix:

Electric just came back on awhile ago and was really surprised to see it happen so soon.

While I had hoped it would be on soon, I have learned a long time ago that anything that can go wrong in the Philippines.. Usually will..

So was expecting a up to week maybe.

A Filipina friend of mine told me this advice the first week I arrived here back in 03, and she was right.. :yesnod:

I have not yet had a chance to read any news and hope there were zero lives lost as was the goal of the Philippines this time around.

I have to admit that we learned many valuable but hard lessons from Typhoon Yolanda last year.

Shortly after my last post the other day, the Police showed up here in our village and told us it was mandatory Evacuation and we had to go now..

I had planned to hang out here at home and maybe even post some more here till the electric went out, but left for higher ground about 6PM our time.

Rains and the high winds started around 10, and got really bad about 1am and continued well into the next day.

I finally went home myself while it was still windy and raining about 6PM the following day.

Not sure when it was completely over but went to get my wife and cubs about 5 am this morning.

This storm was no where near as powerful as Yolanda was last year, but did last a long long time as it was slow moving.

Luckily where we are.. the winds were very high, but not the powerful tree breaking.. blow your house away kinda storm like we had last year.

I hope those north and also the east of us fared as well.

It was high tide here this time, so I expect the storm surge hit a much higher ground than last year, and know that some people probably thought they were safe so did not evacuate as they should have.

We were listening to updates on the radio all through the storm, but the station was elsewhere so the language was Ilongo, and just a mix of Bisaya & Cebuano, so I did not understand most of it.. as even most Filipinos in the house did not also.

But Tata spent a few years living there so he could translate what was going on for us.

Anyways I'm rambeling.. I have about a dozen or more people here celebrating life here and drinking Rhum at the house tonight, and will post more later.

Good news though, I only lost 1/2 of my roof this year.. and our village only took minor damage. :hurray:

This year I packed everything away better, and other than roof and water damage, loss of my Banana crop... nothing else much was damaged.

And we are lucky enough to have our dry guest house to stay in till the roof is fixed. :seasix:

:cert:

Shrike6

12-08-2014, 10:18am

That's great news! Glad you are all safe and only have 1/2 your roof to replace.
And even have electricity!
Hope the clean up goes well, and you are all back to normal very soon.

Kerrmudgeon

12-08-2014, 10:22am

Good to hear you guys came through relatively unscathed Tim. How did others do in the worst hit places? :bigears:

How long to fix your roof? :DAB::yesnod:

simpleman68

12-08-2014, 10:31am

Excellent news Tim!! Roof and bananas is manageable damage. :Jeff '79: :cert:

Scott

Datawiz

12-08-2014, 11:28am

Excellent news Tim!! Roof and bananas is manageable damage. :Jeff '79: :cert:

Scott

Banana plant leaves make good roof material. :D

DAB

12-08-2014, 11:29am

...yes, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today....

:hide:

good news indeed.

Hoog

12-08-2014, 11:36am

Glad to hear everyone is OK. How'd those new huts from last year hold up?

CertInsaneC5

12-08-2014, 4:14pm

Great news!! Glad everyone made it through ok. :cert:

mrvette

12-08-2014, 5:22pm

Drive down to Home Despot and buy up all the shingles in sight!!!!!!:hurray:

island14

12-09-2014, 4:49am

Looking like the worst part will be about 6pm Eastern time today.

What did the winds get up to here, do you know? also what was it at the center?

It seems to me I remember hearing Yolanda got up to 250mph last year, but not sure.

You did a great job of keeping this updated here Rob!

:cert:

Sea Six

12-09-2014, 4:56am

Looks like it was a Cat 3 when it hit the PI. Cat 3's range from 111-130 mph.

island14

12-09-2014, 5:14am

Good to hear you guys came through relatively unscathed Tim. How did others do in the worst hit places? :bigears:

How long to fix your roof? :DAB::yesnod:

I read some of the news today and it looks like the deaths are 27 so far.

It will take awhile to know as many areas are still without phones.

They did a good job of making sure everyone evacuated this time.

I was thinking about this the other day how lucky we are to have days notice that a Typhoon is on the way and we can prepare for it.

Imagine 50 to 100 years or so ago they had no warning at all, and only knew when it happened.

Not sure how long to get the roof fixed, maybe about a week or two, My friend Dodong will be doing it again and start tomorrow after he is finished hauling in the fish.

He greets the fishermen every morning and carts all of their catches over to the store where the fishermen get paid after everything is sorted and weighed.

They all give him fish for his help, and it keeps him in food, and also has more to sell so he can buy rice.

Pretty good deal for him as he makes more in a few hours than he use to make for all day as a laborer.

island14

12-09-2014, 5:19am

Looks like it was a Cat 3 when it hit the PI. Cat 3's range from 111-130 mph.

It was suppose to be Cat 2 in our area, but we heard on the radio that it increased to Cat 3 where we were during the peak hours, still not sure about what the center was but I expected it to be more.

island14

12-09-2014, 5:38am

Excellent news Tim!! Roof and bananas is manageable damage. :Jeff '79: :cert:

Scott

:iagree:

I am happy as I expected to have to fix the whole roof. :seasix:

We will have to remove most of that side from about halfway up to the top, but a lot of the same material can be used again this time so wont cost as much.

Also on the banana's we didn't loose all, just some, and a few were almost ready for harvest anyway so we kept that fruit and they will be ready to eat in about a week.

island14

12-09-2014, 5:44am

Drive down to Home Despot and buy up all the shingles in sight!!!!!!:hurray:

:skep:

I don't have a car.. :lol:

island14

12-09-2014, 5:49am

Glad to hear everyone is OK. How'd those new huts from last year hold up?

They did well..

I only saw minor damage when I rode around the village yesterday.

The homes they have now are built from plywood with steel roofing so much stronger than what they all had before.. with the woven bamboo amakan and nipa roofs.

I think our house took the worse hit in our village this year.. :yesnod:

Rob

12-09-2014, 6:21am

What did the winds get up to here, do you know? also what was it at the center? It seems to me I remember hearing Yolanda got up to 250mph last year, but not sure. You did a great job of keeping this updated here Rob! :cert:

Looks like max winds for Bantayan was about 50mph. Not bad considering what it was like last year.

Any trees down ?

island14

12-09-2014, 6:51am

Looks like max winds for Bantayan was about 50mph. Not bad considering what it was like last year.

Any trees down ?

It had to be more than 50 I think.. and there were gust now and then that made you think the roof was going to fly off.

The radio here told us that they had raised the level to Cat 3 for Bantayan Island during the storm.

But whatever it was.. not bad at all compared to last year's Cat 5

I have not been anywhere yet but between Sillion and Baigad, and there was only one tree I saw that fell over the road.

I haven't seen any more, but going to guess those that did fall it was root and all, because of all the rain to the soil.

Some of the people are still living in tents from last year, but they dropped them and weighted them down so they didn't blow away.

Quite a few over in Sillion, but only Frankie here in Baigad, but his house is almost ready, not sure why he has been so slow getting it done as he has had the material for a long time.

I'm just glad it's over and was not that bad as we expected..

How did things go in Cebu at Caimito street?

Rob

12-09-2014, 6:54am

island14

12-09-2014, 7:03am

Everything in Cebu is fine. Just a lot of rain and some wind. Mc said it got really cold (72) and they all had to put in warm clothes. I sent them money to buy food, water, and tarps to close in the balcony. I wanted them to be ready if things got bad.

How is earning? How was his hut?

Irish still has not heard from them but our cell was low batt for awhile.

It did get cold, I even wore long pants and a long sleeve T-shirt the other day.

Ernings hut is fine, even his nipa roof had no damage he said.

He stored all his valuables in our house and stayed here a few nights though.