Eye of Super Typhoon “Meranti” approaching southern Taiwan

Eye of Super Typhoon “Meranti” approaching southern Taiwan

​Super Typhoon "Meranti" is now approaching Taiwan with maximum sustained winds of 296 km/h (184 mph) and gusts to 352 km/h (218 mph). Meranti is a very dangerous storm and a heavy rain maker expected to pass with its eye just south of the southern tip…

Meranti is becoming a violent typhoon as it tracks toward Taiwan

Meranti is becoming a violent typhoon as it tracks toward Taiwan

Meranti became a typhoon on September 11, 2016, and underwent a rapid intensification phase over the next 24 hours. This monster storm is still intensifying and is expected to move through the Strait of Luzon on September 13, bringing heavy rain to Northern Luzon,…

Meranti becomes a typhoon, rapidly strengthening on its way toward Taiwan

Meranti becomes a typhoon, rapidly strengthening on its way toward Taiwan

A low pressure area formed on September 5, 2016, west of Guam became a tropical depression early September 9. Over the next 24 hours, it strengthened into Tropical Storm "Meranti" and became a typhoon by 09:00 UTC on September 11. This system is expected…

Tropical Storm “Malou” hits Okinawa, heading toward Tokyo, Japan

Tropical Storm “Malou” hits Okinawa, heading toward Tokyo, Japan

Tropical Storm "Malou" has formed early Tuesday, September 6, 2016, following the gradual development of a low pressure area off of the monsoonal trough northeast of Luzon, Philippines. The system is already bringing flooding rain to Okinawa. "This…

Strong Typhoon “Namtheun” to make landfall over Kyushu, Japan

Strong Typhoon “Namtheun” to make landfall over Kyushu, Japan

Typhoon "Namtheun" (15W) formed around 12:00 UTC on September 1, 2016, about 270 km (170 miles) SSE of Okinawa, and rapidly strengthened into a category 3 hurricane equivalent by 06:00 UTC on September 2. The typhoon is now tracking over the Ryukyu…

The peak of northern hemisphere’s 2016 tropical cyclone season

The peak of northern hemisphere’s 2016 tropical cyclone season

As of August 30, 2016, there are six active tropical cyclones across the Atlantic and Pacific ocean. In the Pacific, they are Hurricane "Madeline," Hurricane "Lester," and Tropical Storm "Lionrock." In the Atlantic, they are tropical…

Typhoon “Lionrock” about to hit northern Honshu, Japan

Typhoon “Lionrock” about to hit northern Honshu, Japan

Tropical Cyclone "Lionrock," born August 19, is now approaching Japan and is expected to make landfall in northern Honshu around 07:30 UTC on August 30. Its second landfall is expected in extreme southeastern Russia sometime after 18:00 UTC on August 30….

Mindulle hits Tokyo, leaves at least one dead and 29 injured

Mindulle hits Tokyo, leaves at least one dead and 29 injured

​Typhoon "Mindulle" made landfall near Tateyama on the Boso Peninsula in Chiba prefecture, Japan around 03:30 UTC (12:30 JST) on Monday, August 22, 2016. It had maximum sustained winds of 126 km/h (78.3 mph) and gusts as high as 180 km/h (112 mph) at the…