history, hit louisiana with 120 mile-per-hour winds. superstorm sandy that tore up so much of the eastern seaboard carried 80 mile-per-hour gusts. both pale in comparison. only hurricane andrew that ripped apart florida in 1992 comes close. super typhoon haiyan is expected to be greater than 150 miles an hour as it crosses over land and millions of people. >> along the path of this storm, you can expect complete devastation. it will act like a razor blade along the path of its eye. >> reporter: a year ago, a weaker typhoon there left 1,900 people dead. there are fears this super typhoon will be worse. abc news, seattle. >> the only saving grace here is it is moving quickly. whatever damage it will do it will move overnight. it's not going to stay on top of the islands. >> so scary. the winds are essentially some of the highest ever to make landfall. usually it takes 48 hours for people to get the magnitude and