Typhoon Rammasun (the strongest storm to hit southern China in 40 years) arrived at the southern Chinese island province of Hainan on Friday, then moved on to strike parts of the mainland later on Friday and early on Saturday. Clocking sustained winds of 155 mph and gusts up to 175 mph, Rammasun is now one of the strongest typhoons to make landfall in mainland southern China on record. It is not over… What next? Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction

1. TYPHOON RAMMASUN
REACHES CHINA
Friday, July 18, 2014

2. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014
• While heading toward southern
China's Hainan Island and
Vietnam, a weakened
Rammasun strengthened in
the open water of the South
China Sea to become a super
typhoon once again.

3. THPHOON RAMMASUN:
FORECAST

4. TYPHOON RAMMASUN

5. FRIDAY, JULY 18
• Typhoon Rammasun (the strongest
storm to hit southern China in 40
years) arrived at the southern
Chinese island province of Hainan
on Friday, then moved on to strike
parts of the mainland later on
Friday and early on Saturday.

6. LANDFALL AT HAIKOU CITY

7. HAIKOU CITY TOOK A
DIRECT HIT
• Haikou City, a city of 2 million,
received 18 cm (7 inches) of
rain in 6 hours.

8. PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
• The eye wall of the typhoon made
landfall at 3:30 pm local time in China’s
Hainan Province.
• Clocking sustained winds of 155 mph
and gusts up to 175 mph, Rammasun is
now one of the strongest typhoons to
make landfall in mainland southern
China on record.

9. JULY 18: HIGH WINDS, WAVES,
AND RAIN SIGNAL THE ARRIVAL

10. JULY 18: HIGH WINDS AND RAIN
SIGNAL THE ARRIVAL

11. PHYSICAL IMPACTS
• Rammasun brought storm
surge of 6-7 m (20 ft), high wind
velocities, and torrential rain,
the latter triggering dangerous
landslides.

12. ECONOMIC LOSSES:
Initial reports indicated that
Rammasun’s initial impacts
have caused economic
losses of more than 4.95
billion yuan ($797 million).

13. DEATHS:
Initial reports of 14 deaths
(with higher tolls expected)
were added to the updated toll
of 77 deaths in the Philippines.
.

14. AN EVACUATION CENTER

15. IT IS NOT OVER; WHAT IS
NEXT?

16. Vietnam expects extreme
levels of rainfall from a
weakened Rammasun