Super typhoon Haiynan over Philippines Super-typhoon Haiyan slammed into the eastern Philippines on 7 November 2013 as the strongest tropical cyclone of the year. Just before making landfall its maximum sustained winds were 314 km/hr (195 mph), with gusts up to 379 km/hr (235 mpf). PAGASA, the Philippines weather organization noted that Hiyan moved over the central Philippines on 8 November. NASA's Aqua satellite captured this visible image showing that Haiyan maintained its structure as it moved over the east central Philippines, but that large, thick bands of thunderstorms spiraled into the center of the northeast.

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