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Offline WeatherHost

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114" of Rain ....
« on: August 10, 2009, 01:49:32 PM »
.... over Taiwan from Morokot.  That's 9 1/2 FEET of rain!   :shock:

TWC is showing a video of a tall hotel (15 stories or so) collapsing because the beach eroded out from underneath it as a result of the storm.
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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2009, 01:57:13 PM »
Is that an official total or an estimate?
I'm sure that blows away any previous continuous rainfall amount, if it's accurate.
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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2009, 02:16:59 PM »
According to TWC for whatever that's worth.
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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2009, 02:45:04 PM »
I seen a clip of that building falling today on TWC. Amazing, held together until it hit the water. And even then seemed that most of the building stayed together.

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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2009, 03:48:37 PM »
Quote from: WeatherHost on August 10, 2009, 01:49:32 PM
.... over Taiwan from Morokot.  That's 9 1/2 FEET of rain!   :shock:

In metric it's 2,896m, and that's a lot of rain.
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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2009, 04:09:45 PM »
CNN says it was a 6 story bldg.  I didn't bother to count when I first saw it.  They didn't mention a rainfall total but they did say there are large landslides.

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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2009, 07:03:52 PM »
 :shock: What's happening in Taiwan is real...those unbelievable rainfall amount occurred in the mountains there, and nearer sea level is was twenty inches, as I recall.  That's brutal, anywhere.
No wonder buildings are collapsing near rivers, streams and estuaries.
So sad for those folks!
You know, a lot of computer memory is manufactured in Taiwan.
Watch the prices climb, folks!  :-(

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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2009, 07:58:25 PM »
Quote from: port1 on August 10, 2009, 07:03:52 PM

You know, a lot of computer memory is manufactured in Taiwan.
Watch the prices climb, folks!  :-(

Henry

Shhhhhhh, don't mention that, it will just serve as an excuse to raise prices.    [-X =; :-#
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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2009, 12:32:16 AM »
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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2009, 07:15:01 AM »
Understatement of the year....  Andrew

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1915501_1919814,00.html

"Floodwater from the typhoon caused severe damage to the Hotel Chin Shuai in Chihpen ..."  on its side, floating away is a little more than severe damage....

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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2009, 07:39:58 AM »
Chinese cruise ship?
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Re: 114" of Rain ....
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2009, 07:44:47 AM »
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