Everybody is talking about Irene...
The Rite aid next door even ran out of batteries and water.
Walking down the street, everyone is stocking up supplies of various kinds...
I figured... Wow... it seems like everyone is panicking... maybe I should be panicking as well.
So I tried to do some shopping in the supermarkets but lines were too long. I went to the street vendor instead to buy me some fruit.
Although I know the grading of typhoon pretty well since we have typhoons all the times in Taiwan, I don't really know much about hurricanes. As result, I tried to understand how strong Irene really is by finding out the equivalence of Taiwanese Typhoon category and the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale.
| Western Category | Miles per Hour / Kilometer per Hour | Taiwan Category |
1 | 74 - 95 / 119 - 153 | Medium-strength Typhoon (中度颱風) |
| 2 | 96 - 110/ 155 - 177 | Medium-strength Typhoon (中度颱風) |
| 3 | 111 - 130 / 179 - 209 | Medium-strength Typhoon (中度颱風) , up to 50.9 mps (approximately 183.24 kph) Strong Typhoon (強烈颱風) , from 51 mps (Approximately 183.24 kph) |
| 4 | 131 - 155 / 211 - 249 | Strong Typhoon (強烈颱風) |
| 5 | 155 + / 250 + | Strong Typhoon (強烈颱風) up to 66.9 mps (Approximately 240.84 kph) + Super Strong Typhoon (超級強烈颱風) |
Now I have a better idea how strong Irene might be....
Yet, I guess... like a typhoon, sometimes the scariest damages are caused by the water the storm brings forth rather than the wind it itself... not to mention... this Irene does look huge. 8-O
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