BREAKING: Super Typhoon #Neoguri is now a VIOLENT typhoon by Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) — the highest classification of a tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific (WPAC) basin — with 10-min sustained winds of 105 kts (~195 km/h). With a central pressure of 920 hPa, it is officially the most-intense Pacific storm of the year and the second most-intense worldwide, after Hurricane Erin in the North Atlantic (NATL) basin with 915 hPa. In the JTWC scale, it is still assessed as a Category 4 typ

The Japan Meteorological Agency's (JMA) Himawari-8 satellite captured this visible, rapid-scan (2.5 minute) imagery of Tropical Storm Nanmadol spinning in the West Pacific Ocean today, July 3, 2017. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Nanmadol is located approximately 284 nautical miles southwest of Sasebo, Japan, and has tracked north-northwestward at approximately 23 miles per hour over the past 6 hours. At last report, the storm has maximum sustained winds of about 70 miles per hou

9.1K views · 34 reactions | On Oct 8, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special heavy rain warning for its southern Izu island chain as Typhoon Halong approached. Hachijo Island experienced a record rainfall of 207mm within three hours that morning, and winds of 196 km/h were recorded on Oct 9. #japan #news #typhoon #weather | AsiaOne | Facebook

Pacific 'Super Typhoon' set to smash into Philippines with terrifying 220km/h winds as storm suddenly explodes into Category 4 monster By DAILY MAIL REPORTER A devastating 'super typhoon' is rapidly strengthening in the Pacific and is now forecast to become a terrifying Category 4 BEAST, threatening a direct hit on the Philippines early next week. In a terrifying new forecast, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has warned that Tropical Depression #32W – set to be named 'Uwan' or 'Fung Wo