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Super Typhoon Mangkhut makes landfall in the Philippines

By Scott Bachmeier •

Himawari-8 Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images [click to play MP4 animation]

Himawari-8 Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images [click to play MP4 animation | Animated GIF]

Himawari-8 Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above) showed Super Typhoon Mangkhut making landfall as a Category 5 intensity storm over the far northern portion of Luzon in the Philippines just after 17 UTC on 14 September 2018 (1 am local time on 15 September). The eye quickly deteriorated and became cloud-filled after moving inland.

The MIMIC-TC morphed microwave product (below) indicated that Mangkhut was in the process of completing an eyewall replacement cycle shortly before making landfall.

westernMIMIC-TC morphed microwave product [click to enlarge]Mangkhut moved over waters of the western Philippine Sea having high values of Ocean Heat Content and Sea Surface Temperature during the final day preceding landfall (below).

Ocean Heat Content and Sea Surface Temperature data along the path of Mangkhut [click to enlarge]

Categories: Himawari-8, Microwave, Tropical cyclones