Deadly Typhoon Rammasun Crosses The Phillipines

Deadly Typhoon Rammasun Crosses The Phillipines

Typhoon Rammasun known locally as "Glenda" is the most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. As of today, Ten deaths have been attributed to Rammasun. Flooding and landslides are expected due to heavy rainfall. Typhoon Rammasun's track was north of Super Typhoon Haiyan's path of destruction through the Philippines in November 2013.

The image above is a preliminary analysis of rainfall during the period when typhoon Rammasun was moving over the Philippines. Typhoon Rammasun's track is shown in red. This analysis is the result of a TRMM-calibrated merged global Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) performed at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). These TMPA rainfall total estimates were for the period from July 9-16, 2014. This analysis indicates that rainfall totals of over 325 mm (about 12.8 inches) were located in many parts of the Philippines. This analysis reveals that so far northern Luzon had received lower amounts of rainfall than the central Philippines.