Super Typhoon in the Pacific
By Sam Kantrow on September 14, 2012, 11:27am
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While the name sounds cool...there is certainly nothing "super" about this storm that's set to track towards Okinawa, Japan, and through the center of South and North Korea over the next handful of days. How does 150mph with gusts near 200mph sound? It sounds a lot more like a tornado than a hurricane, but believe it or not, this super storm is producing sustained winds of 155 mph. It is a category 4 storm, but was a category 5 typhoon earlier this morning.
So where will it go? Well it will 100% not move towards the US, so we have nothing to worry about. Unfortunately, we have thousands of men and women in the military stationed on the island of Naja, Japan. We also have lots of troops in South Korea as well. This storm should reach Okinawa by dinnertime on Saturday night, and will still pack a punch. Winds are expected to be near 140 mph sustained at that time!
It will continue to track northward towards South Korea, and should make landfall as a category 2 storm with winds around 100 mph, gusting to about 120. Either way, as you can see from the image above, this is a seriously strong storm, and looks impressive on satellite!
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