Parade of storms from SE China to Japan, Nida, Lupit and Mirinae
Meteorologist Robert Speta of the WestPacWx shares insights into current conditions across the West Pacific — August 7, 2021. Video courtesy WestPacWx…
Tropical Storm “Lupit” and possible Mirinae near China and Japan
Tropical update for August 5, 2021 by meteorologist Robert Speta of WestPacWx. Image credit: JMA/Himawari-8, RAMMB/CIRA, TW. Acquired at 06:50 UTC on August 5, 2021…
Tropical Storm “Nepartak” approaching Japan, landfall expected close to Sendai, Tohoku Region
Tropical Storm "Nepartak" — the 8th named storm of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season — is heading toward the eastern coast of Honshu, Japan. Landfall is expected in an area close to Sendai City, Tohoku Region around midnight UTC on July 28, 2021, with…
Typhoon “In-Fa” makes landfall in Zhejiang, forces 1.5 million people to evacuate, China
Typhoon "In-Fa" made landfall in the Putuo District of the city of Zhoushan, China's eastern province of Zhejiang at 04:30 UTC on July 25, 2021. At the time of landfall, In-Fa had a maximum wind speed of 137 km/h (85 mph), according to China…
Typhoon “In-Fa” moving over Okinawa, landfall expected south of Shanghai, China
Typhoon "In-Fa" — the 7th named storm of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season — is slowly moving over Okinawa, southern Japan on July 23, 2021. After passing over Okinawa, In-Fa is expected to move north of Taiwan before making landfall south of Shanghai,…
Typhoon “In-Fa” nearing Okinawa, forecast to rapidly intensify on its way toward Taiwan and China
Typhoon "In-Fa" — the 6th named storm of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season — is approaching Okinawa, Japan on its way toward Taiwan and China. In-Fa will continue strengthening today and possibly rapidly intensify by July 22 while passing south of Okinawa….
Typhoon “Cempaka” to make U-turn after landfall over China’s Guangdong Province
Typhoon "Cempaka" — the 7th named storm of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season — is slowly approaching China's Guangdong Province where it's expected to make landfall on July 20, 2021. At 06:00 UTC on July 20, the center of Cempaka was located about…
West Pacific: The tropics are blowing up right now – Tropical storms Cempaka and In-Fa (Fabian)
The tropics are absolutely blowing up right now. A new tropical storm has just formed south of Hong Kong while In-fa is spinning southeast of Okinawa. Both have their own influences on the local international weather in the region. In this update, meteorologist…
Tropical Storm “Elsa” makes landfall over north Florida Gulf coast, U.S.
Tropical Storm "Elsa" is approaching the northern Florida Gulf coast at a speed of 22 km/h (14 mph) with maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h (65 mph), as of 12:00 UTC (08:00 EDT) on July 7, 2021. On the forecast track, Elsa will make landfall along the…
Tropical Storm “Elsa” – Hurricane Watch issued for parts of Florida, U.S.
Tropical Storm "Elsa" is re-strengthening after moving over Cuba toward Florida, U.S. The system will pass near the Florida Keys this morning LT, July 6, and move near or over portions of the west coast of Florida later today and continuing into Wednesday,…
