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General Weather/Earth Sciences Topics => Tropical Weather => Topic started by: Skyview on August 05, 2015, 01:18:45 AM
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Impressive storm:
Super Typhoon Soudelor (http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/tropical-storm-soudelor-to-thr/51154058)
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More updates can be found at:
RSMC Tokyo
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/
(Wunderground) Typhoon Soudelor
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/western-pacific/2015/Typhoon-Soudelor
and GDACS
http://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=TC&eventid=1000191
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That looks much better than when I posted. It was a cat 5 then. Hoping the best for all those folks in its path.
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Cat 5 as of this posting with Taiwan in its sites.
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Typhoon Soudelor, which this week became the strongest storm on the planet so far this year, is expected to slam into Taiwan's eastern coast at around 8 a.m. local time Saturday (8 p.m. ET Friday), bringing fierce winds and torrential rain.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/asia/typhoon-soudelor/index.html
Typhoon Soudelor May Hit Taiwan With Same Force as Hurricane Katrina
Typhoon Soudelor could land a direct hit on the Taiwanese capital of Taipei with the same force as 2005's devastating Hurricane Katrina, forecasters warned Friday.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/typhoon-soudelor-may-hit-taiwan-same-force-hurricane-katrina-n405816
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On Saipan Island a Davis weather station reported gusts to 215 mph and a record low pressure. From the story it appears the NWS instruments at the air port were knocked out at 91 mph.
http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/nws-wind-forecasts-were-too-low/