Typhoon Lekima has rapidly intensified overnight, and now houses winds of 160 mph and a pressure of 940 millibars, verified by SATIED – a Force Thirteen product. The storm is currently a Stage 9 on the CDPS scale, and is still intensifying. Video Update – https://youtu.be/oNGAIdj_gJERead More →
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CONNECTICUT (F13) Typhoon Yutu, or Rosita in the Philippines, has maintained intensity on its final approach to landfall in the Northern Philippines, and is a life threatening situation for a region that has already been ravaged by another powerful typhoon in the near past. As of noon UTC the stormRead More →
CONNECTICUT (F13) Typhoon Yutu, or Rosita for the Philippines continues its approach towards Luzon and is a life threatening situation. As of 6pm UTC Yutu remains an extremely dangerous storm with maximum winds of 120mph and a minimum pressure of 944mb, the equivalent to a category three storm, with potentialRead More →
CONNECTICUT (F13) The Philippines are watching closely as another potentially devastating typhoon approaches their nation. Super Typhoon Yutu continues to move westward and has intensified this morning back to 155mph, and will still be a very powerful typhoon as it nears the archipelago nation. Luzon in particular is keeping aRead More →
CONNECTICUT (F13) Yesterday we saw a typhoon of unprecedented strength for the area pass through the Northern Mariana Islands, the strongest one to impact the islands in at least 100 years. We have seen some good news as the northern part of Saipan still has power and is already responding,Read More →
Jebi has rapidly intensified for the last 24 hours, and continues to intensify beyond the Category 5 threshold, with satellite estimated winds of 165mph according to F13 SATOPS. The storm is still intensifying at this time and could become even stronger later today. The storm poses a major threat toRead More →
Typhoon Soulik remains strong as it enters the East China Sea, delivering typhoon force winds to the Japanese Amami island chain, and parts of Kagoshima. The storm now poses a larger threat to South Korea, who could receive typhoon conditions by Thursday morning.Read More →
Typhoon Soulik has evolved since Friday, from a disorganised small eye near the Ogasawara island chain to a somewhat more organised huge eye overnight tonight in the Western Pacific. Soulik is expected to impact Japan and South Korea this week.Read More →
Typhoon Soulik strengthened over the course of today, and is slowly moving towards the west-northwest. In last night’s update, Soulik had just reached Category 2 status, and whilst it has struggled to complete its eyewall, an impressive eye structure has appeared, warranting a further upgrade to Category 3. It remainsRead More →
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