Topic: Super Typhoon Soudelor

[Skyview]

Impressive storm:

Super Typhoon Soudelor

[Harryca]

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

[Skyview]

That looks much better than when I posted. It was a cat 5 then. Hoping the best for all those folks in its path.

[DanS]

Cat 5 as of this posting with Taiwan in its sites.

[Harryca]

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

[ggsteve]

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/