It's short as well, but the trees are blowing around more than in the other videos.
Showing posts with label Super Typhoon Jangmi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Typhoon Jangmi. Show all posts
Sunday, September 28, 2008
YES YES YES
No school tomorrow. Gee, what will I do with myself? Well, now that I have been given a reprieve on needing to respond to reading journals, I think I'll upload another video. See if this one will show the coverings blowing away. Yep, had I been reaching out instead of shooting the video, I think I could have grabbed the closest piece. It's funny how tame the video makes things look. I also didn't take photos when it was really pouring and blowing, it was bad enough in the doorway when it was "tame."
We should continue to get pounded by Jangmi throughout the night, and right now the rain is a torrential downpour outside. Glad I'm in a cozy place.
We should continue to get pounded by Jangmi throughout the night, and right now the rain is a torrential downpour outside. Glad I'm in a cozy place.
Super Typhoon Jangmi Continues
It is nearly 6:00 pm, and I'm waiting for the local English radio hourly typhoon update. In the past couple hours it has gotten really hairy. I don't feel threatened by any part of it, but my lights have flickered a few times, and the new coverings (that were blown off by last year's typhoon) on part of the sports complex have been ripping and blowing off. I first noticed it when I heard a loud retort, much like a gunshot. Looked across the street, and yep, there they went.
Of course, I then had to go stand in my balcony doorway to get a few snapshots. I shot a couple videos, too. I've got the clips uploaded to photobucket, but that site is running so slowly that I won't post the videos tonight. Wait, maybe I'll see if I can upload to blogger...that would be a first for me.
My day was pretty productive. Made a great pot of beef stew...so yummy and fragrant. Finished grading the math journals. Still need to respond to some reading journals, but I'll put that off for awhile. See if we have school tomorrow or not, then I'll decide when or if to respond.
Quick update from the radio station: Gusts 227 kph, wind speeds 180 kph. Waves along the coast over four stories high. Airports closed. Bus flipped on its side from strong wind. Lots of localized flooding, signs down, etc. Bridges impassable, rock slides, parts of roads washed out, etc. 86,000 households without power, according to CNN. (You know it's a bad typhoon when CNN has coverage.)
Shoot...nothing about TAS being closed. Taipei will make the decision in the next hour or so. Yeah, that's what you told me an hour ago. C'mon, we lost a second weekend due to weather, give us the day off of school tomorrow. I'm not going to sleep anyway if the winds continue to batter my windows like they are right now, so I won't be that energetic anyway.
Well, it's not the most exciting video and you can't see the coverings fly away, but you can certainly hear the noise of the wind. And you can also see that I could barely hold the camera still. Pretty shaky.
Of course, I then had to go stand in my balcony doorway to get a few snapshots. I shot a couple videos, too. I've got the clips uploaded to photobucket, but that site is running so slowly that I won't post the videos tonight. Wait, maybe I'll see if I can upload to blogger...that would be a first for me.
My day was pretty productive. Made a great pot of beef stew...so yummy and fragrant. Finished grading the math journals. Still need to respond to some reading journals, but I'll put that off for awhile. See if we have school tomorrow or not, then I'll decide when or if to respond.
Quick update from the radio station: Gusts 227 kph, wind speeds 180 kph. Waves along the coast over four stories high. Airports closed. Bus flipped on its side from strong wind. Lots of localized flooding, signs down, etc. Bridges impassable, rock slides, parts of roads washed out, etc. 86,000 households without power, according to CNN. (You know it's a bad typhoon when CNN has coverage.)
Shoot...nothing about TAS being closed. Taipei will make the decision in the next hour or so. Yeah, that's what you told me an hour ago. C'mon, we lost a second weekend due to weather, give us the day off of school tomorrow. I'm not going to sleep anyway if the winds continue to batter my windows like they are right now, so I won't be that energetic anyway.
Well, it's not the most exciting video and you can't see the coverings fly away, but you can certainly hear the noise of the wind. And you can also see that I could barely hold the camera still. Pretty shaky.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Super Typhoon Jangmi
Looks like a good day to stay in the apartment and try to get some school work done.
Taiwan tv is showing videos of flooded areas and mudslides...probably in the mountains. No idea for sure since it's all in Mandarin and I don't recognize any of the areas. I bet our bike paths will be filled with debris for awhile.
Taiwan tv is showing videos of flooded areas and mudslides...probably in the mountains. No idea for sure since it's all in Mandarin and I don't recognize any of the areas. I bet our bike paths will be filled with debris for awhile.
