and rescue there this morning. certainly, our thoughts and prayers with all the people hit by this and the people that are doing everything they can to try to take care of those people and what needs to be done now. but this monster typhoon, this is part of what s so frightening, isn t even over yet. look at the ferocious storm surge. this is haiyan in the philippines. and now it s heading straight towards vietnam. alexandra steele joining us now in the cnn weather center. when is haiyan expected to hit vietnam? tomorrow. i mean, this is historic on so many fronts. the longevity of these winds. the intensity of it. here s this super typhoon breaking over the philippines. the third in three weeks. so this area has just been devasta devastated. now it is in the south china sea. it s not a super typhoon anymore. a super typhoon is 150 miles per hour winds. down to 120. just to show you the perspective, you heard victor say from canada, all the way
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
this typhoon. we will have extensive updates later this morning on good morning and america this morning. now let s check our national forecast. over than some lingering rain and snow, we re going to have in the northwest, we have some lake-effect snow around the great lakes, as well. most of the nation can plan on mild and dry days. however, it will be a very windy from montana to wyoming and across the corn belt. temperatures coast to coast will be in the 50s and 60s. the southwest some summer-like readings in the 70s and 80s. all right. an ohio man recovering after a dramatic explosion in suburban cleveland. it was captured on camera. one of the propane tanks he was delivering fell off the forklift and the ran over it. a huge fireball erupting just as a car was passing by. it sounded like a bomb but the man managed to escape with smoke coming from his body and already is released from the hospital. another disturbing allegation against richey incognito already accused of b
incomes. sometimes just a few dollars a day. so recovering from a disaster of this scale, it s going to be a big challenge. it s going to take quite a lot of time. joe, i can t imagine the spirit of the people who are there that you re dealing with because an earthquake, right, hit just weeks ago. a lot of people died in that tragic situation. and now they are having to run for their lives literally as this typhoon barrels its way across. what is the sense of the spirit of the community there? it is resilient. people dop re rely on their churches, their neighbors and friends and especially their families. people do come together during times of crisis. that s what we ve seen during the last few weeks. of course, it s a time of great stress, too. joe, we appreciate it the efforts and everything that you and your organization does on the ground. extraordinary work. i know it s going to be
hour. and hurricane katrina, the worst in recent american history, hit with 120 mile-per-hour winds. but this one is much bigger and the warnings from officials sound like something you hear before the start of a war. at this hour, we do not know the extent of the damage. we may not know for a long time. officials have predicted some areas will lose power or be uninhabitable for what could be weeks and even months. and what is not directly impacted by the winds from this storm could face serious flooding from a severe storm surge. dan harris, abc news, new york. the only good news here, if we can say that, is the typhoon is moving relatively quickly. let s get the latest from accu-weather where jim dickey is tracking this massive storm. good morning. supertyphoon haiyan pounds the philippines with gusting winds of up to 200 miles. the winds will subside throughout the day.