One Wet Week - Nesat & Nalgae Typhoons (Hurricanes)

A Typhoon is another name for a Hurricane. These last two were Super Typhoons before landfall and were category (signal) 3 as they moved across the island of Luzon. With winds of 150-180 mph at the center of the storm when it was at sea and 120 mph when it hit land, we are glad to see them leave.

Before Typhoon Nesat last Sunday. This was a little afternoon thunderstorm. Notice the foliage tall tree in the background and the banana leaves in the foreground in this series of pictures.

During the storm. There were lots of leaves and small branches on the ground everywhere. When we went out last week after the first typhoon there were lots of banana trees and wooden fences blown over, road signs were bent over and homes were flooded.

After Typhoon Nalgae today, Saturday. The rains started yesterday evening and continued through the night. This morning more of the same and then we got a text from the mission president telling us not to go out because a Signal 3 Typhoon was coming. It didn't show up until about noon, but lasted with high wings and rains until about 4 this afternoon. It's back to just rain, but that means more water in the rivers and more flooding tomorrow. The tree in the background lost a few branches and a lot of leaves, but it is still standing and will recover just fine.

After the storm there were a lot of branches missing from the trees.

A look out our bedroom window at the storm. We are high above the flood plain unlike many, so we don't live in fear of the storm floods. Our home is also sheltered from the high winds. We are so blessed. This was a humbling way for us to begin our fast and give thanks for our safety. Conference is delayed a week for us so tomorrow is Fast Sunday.

We live in Manaoag, a little town north of Dagupan that you can see on the map above.

This was a Super Typhoon when it was at sea with winds  up to 180 mph and 30 foot waves.

 We are somewhere right under the eye of these storms.The storms moved and at on point they each covered the China Sea from Viet Nam to China, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines.

October 2, 2011 12:24 AM

 (AP)  MANILA, Philippines — Rescuers scrambled Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for days because of flooding in the northern Philippines, where back-to-back typhoons have left at least 59 people dead.

Typhoon Nalgae slammed ashore in northeastern Isabela province Saturday, then barreled across the main island of Luzon's mountainous north and agricultural plains, which were still sodden from fierce rain and winds unleashed by a howler just days earlier. Nalgae left at least three people dead Saturday. Typhoon Nesat killed 56 others and left 28 missing in the same region before blowing out Friday.