Typhoon Sinlaku Hammers Taiwan – Storm Chaser Video
I travelled to Ilan in northeastern Taiwan with storm chaser Geoff Mackley to intercept typhoon Sinlaku. The intense northern eyewall passed right over us in the middle of the night on 13th September 2008 where we documented winds up to 130mph and blinding rain.
Duration : 0:5:3
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how was that dude …
how was that dude standing out there at first lol seems like he woulda got blew away
Comment by jcox95 — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
u can enjoy the …
u can enjoy the hurge typhoons 4 times a year.
Comment by soligowater — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
crazy!!
crazy!!
Comment by petrosoap — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
I can destroy these …
I can destroy these monsters…
and want to make my discovering in practice…
Comment by maccKaron — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
Yeah man..the waves …
Yeah man..the waves were good that day.
hang Ten
Comment by thesidewindersleeps — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
we do get typhoon …
we do get typhoon all the time.
Comment by noborusan — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
Blowin smoke …..
Blowin smoke …..
Comment by TAIWANROCKSDUDE — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
hehehe yeah always …
hehehe yeah always one moron in the crowd regardless.
Comment by iamtirol — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
You always get one. …
You always get one…
Comment by ConvectiveNorth — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
Big Deal dude, I …
Big Deal dude, I live here, we get these all the time and this was a BB, compared to many. You should of stayed home and watched CSI, Opra , or Benny Hill Re-runs ….
Comment by TAIWANROCKSDUDE — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
ey James, Slerz …
ey James, Slerz here. Supertyphoon Jangmi, CATEGORY 5 on the way here in Taiwan… I would love to see your video soon about Jangmi’s force… Go Go Go…
Comment by romanslerz — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
cat5 on the way. …
cat5 on the way. if you ever get stuck in yilan for some reason shout me up, i’d be happy to lend hand.
Comment by iamtirol — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
Awesome!! I would …
Awesome!! I would have enjoyed dancing in the rain. hehe
Comment by dewofthesea — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
You know what, …
You know what, James . . . how I envy you !
Comment by pchk1 — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
AWESOME!
AWESOME!
Comment by Argabiet1995 — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
when does the …
when does the doccumenter come out? will it see the light of day on national geographic, Imax or somewhere that its possible ot see it in the US?
Comment by liquidstl — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
That was the …
That was the overhead powerline of the railway line shorting as they were pounded by debris and wind/rain.
Comment by TyphoonHunter — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
btw, what is that …
btw, what is that flrah of light at 3:37 at the lower right portion?
Comment by romanslerz — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
welcome to Taiwan : …
welcome to Taiwan : ) my Country.
It’s almost comes typhoons every summer .
Comment by qwerty789456qwerty — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
Oh man! This is …
Oh man! This is amazing! Wish I was there
Fantastic video!
Comment by TranceVelebit — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
I enjoyed this one …
I enjoyed this one from the comfort of a rice paddy away from all things metal. the wind was phenomenal, really an exciting one. Can’t believe we still had power =) great vid
Comment by iamtirol — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
Hey James!, …
Hey James!, effective video like of custom .. the best thing in the distant east you and Geoff .. and this scene with the anemometer is already the classic one of you .. very good video, they made use of Sinlaku to the maximum ..
Comment by real0988 — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
Hi James, I wanna …
Hi James, I wanna be a Storm Chaser too;)
I am working in Taoyuan City (but am from the Philippines), just west of Taipei. Great video, I could have joined you with that chase…:) Btw, I wanna have your messenger username, I also wanna chat with you sometime. Thanks.
Im also monitoring these monsters.
Comment by romanslerz — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
Awesome footage! …
Awesome footage! God I want to go chase over there so bad. It would be great to not have to deal with all of the US police officers.
Comment by CyrusNixes — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
Hey James.
As usual …
Hey James.
As usual, the best typhoon video video comes from you! Those intense rain scenes during the eyewall is especially true in the deep tropics. That is why it is important to experience one of these storms in a tropical island. Again great footage, on HD to boot…
Comment by cyclonejimcom — April 11, 2009 @ 11:57 pm