Typhoon Hagupit [1] passed south of Taiwan and reached HongKong today at about Category 4. Except for a windy day, we didn’t really feel it in the north of Taiwan.
About one week behind, Typhoon Nineteen [2] is projected to follow the same path, only it should be a bit closer to Taiwan, and stronger. I really hope this one does turn north. Category 4 is scary!
UPDATE:
Well, it seems that “Nineteen” is now called “Jangmi” and that it will pass right through Taiwan (very close to where I live) at category 4 and turn towards Japan as a tropical storm. Here’s where it should be in 24 hours: [2]
Red is supposed to evoke fear, but this satellite video of the past 24 hours does a much better job at it I find. Notice how big the eye of the storm grows to be!
Links:
- Tropical Storm Risk, Hagupit
<http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/tracker/dynamic/200818W.html> - Tropical Storm Risk, JangMi
<http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/tracker/dynamic/200819W.html> - Japan Meteorological Agency,
<http://www.jma.go.jp/en/gms/index.html?area=1&element=0&mode=UTC>
