While Western Washington experiences a few days of calm weather, the strongest tropical cyclone at landfall in recorded history is impacting the Philippines.
Super Typhoon Goni made landfall near Legazpi in the east central Philippines, with sustained winds of 195 mph, gusting to 230 mph. Below are 2 satellite images of the typhoon.
Goni is also the strongest storm of 2020. It is likely that this storm will cause widespread devastation in the impacted regions of the Philippines.
Super Typhoon Goni is the preliminary record holder for the strongest storm at landfall in recorded history. It breaks the record set by Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which made landfall in the Philippines at 190 mph. A humanitarian crisis followed Haiyan's impacts, and a similar crisis is likely after Goni as well.
Please pray for those impacted by Super Typhoon Goni. The Philippines is a country that is prone to strong typhoons, and the impacts can last for years.
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