Typhoon Usagi, which formed on September 16, has strengthened into Super-Typhoon today. Warnings are up in the Philippines as it heads toward Taiwan and China. It was expected this storm would develop into one of the most violent storms of the season.
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Two tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, brought heavy rainfall and caused destruction and chaos throughout Mexico over the last couple of days. Current estimates are that 80 people have been killed. The forecasters are warning of more storms ahead as Manuel
On September 16, 2013 low pressure System 99W, located in Philippine Sea, strengthened into Tropical Depression 17W. The depression became Tropical Storm Usagi very late in the day. Usagi is now about to become third typhoon of the Western Pacific tropical
Japan officials issued a special warning of heavy rain as Typhoon Man-yi hit central Japan and moved toward the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. At the moment, Man-yi is generating heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 140 km/h. It is expected to pass over
Tropical Storm Man-yi is spinning in west Pacific and it's forecast to slam Japan as Category 1 Typhoon in the next 24 hours. Widespread heavy rain is already battering south-east coast of Japan. A total of 100 to 200 mm (4 to 8 inches) of rain is forecast to
Mexico prepares for impact of two strong tropical systems – one from Pacific and another from Atlantic. While Manuel is moving closer to Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing heavy rains; on Atlantic side, Ingrid is gaining more strength and is about to become hurricane
Tropical storm Man-yi formed on September 12, 2013, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean as the sixteenth tropical depression and by September 13 it strengthened into a tropical storm.
When Terra satellite passed over newborn Man-yi it captured an image that
Tropical Storm Humberto could become a first hurricane of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. It could also be the latest first hurricane in the season since the records began in early 60's. September usually brings 2-3 hurricanes.
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After Tropical Storm Gabrielle degenerated into a remnant low on September 5, its remnants have been spinning northward in the western Atlantic Ocean. But over the last two days they have become better defined with showers and thunderstorms concentrated near an
Satellite imagery on August 27, 2013, showed that wind shear was having an effect on the thunderstorms in Tropical Storm Kong-Rey's northern quadrant.
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over TS Kong-Rey on August 27 at 05:15 UTC and the Moderate
