Articles tagged with Typhoons
Super Typhoon Maria has a clearly defined 7-nautical-mile wide eye with a powerful ring of strong thunderstorms. The storm is intensifying rapidly, forecast to peak as a Category 5 hurricane on July 14.
Typhoon Maria brought heavy rain to Guam, with the National Weather Service issuing a Flash Flood Watch and Small Craft Advisory. The storm is forecast to continue intensifying over the next 24 hours, posing a threat of excessive rainfall and flash flooding.
Typhoon Prapiroon's ragged eye became cloud-filled as it moved into the Sea of Japan, affecting the Korean Peninsula and southern Japan. Maximum sustained winds were near 75 mph, with the typhoon weakening due to increasing wind shear and cooler sea surface temperatures.
Tropical Cyclone Prapiroon strengthened into a Typhoon after being tracked by NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite. The storm is currently located near Japan, moving north-northeast at 10.3 mph with maximum sustained winds of 86.3 mph.
Heavy rainfall was observed in Tropical Storm Prapiroon's southwestern side, with precipitation rates exceeding 192 mm/hour. The storm is expected to intensify into a typhoon and make landfall in South Korea.
NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Depression Gaemi as it moved through Taiwan and into the Northwestern Pacific Ocean on June 15. The storm appeared elongated after passing over Taiwan, with strongest thunderstorms northeast of its center.
Tropical Storm Maliksi is weakening due to strong vertical wind shear, causing its cloud field to expand. The storm will transition from tropical to extratropical by the end of June 11, moving northeastward at 38 mph.
Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar has strengthened in the South China Sea, blanketing Hainan Island with bands of thunderstorms. The storm is expected to make landfall in southeastern China's mainland and dissipate quickly, prompting severe weather warnings.
Tropical Depression 05W briefly reached tropical storm status before weakening back to a depression. NASA's Aqua satellite captured infrared imagery showing the storm's strength and potential for heavy rainfall.
Japanese researcher develops simple method for generating large data required for ensemble modeling, providing high computational stability and versatility in simulating various weather events. The new approach demonstrates effectiveness in initial conditions for typhoon and global warming simulations.
Mekunu is now classified as an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm, with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph and a central pressure of ~964 hectopascals. The storm is forecast to make landfall near Salalah, Oman early on May 26, posing a significant threat to shipping in the Gulf of Aden.
Researchers at Hokkaido University have created a precise method to determine past typhoon occurrences from giant clam shells, which could help predict future cyclone activity. The team found that the shell's microstructure and chemical composition reveal data about typhoons occurring before written records were available.
Tropical Cyclone Mekunu has consolidated and strengthened off Oman's coast with sustained winds near 69mph. The storm is expected to make landfall on May26 with winds near80knots, just west of Salalah, Oman.
Tropical Cyclone 01A quickly formed in the northern Indian Ocean and strengthened into a tropical storm. The joint typhoon warning center noted maximum sustained winds near 46 miles per hour on May 16, indicating a potential for heavy rainfall.
Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan has been weakened by strong vertical wind shear, with precipitation pushed southeast of its center. The storm's elongated low-level circulation center is due to the presence of high winds, leading to a gradual decay over the next couple of days.
NASA's Aqua satellite detected Tropical Cyclone Fakir weakening in the Southern Indian Ocean with coldest cloud top temperatures as low as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit. On April 25, Fakir's maximum sustained winds decreased to 35 knots, and the system is moving southeast, indicating potential for heavy rainfall.
Super Typhoon Jelawat has developed an eye as it strengthens into a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph. The NASA satellite captured a stunning image of the storm on March 30, revealing its 6-mile-wide eye surrounded by strong convective storms.
The GPM satellite detected strong convective storms dropping rain at a rate of over 264 mm/hour, with some reaching heights of nearly 18 km. Favorable conditions are expected to aid Jelawat's rapid intensification and make it the first western Pacific Ocean typhoon of 2018.
Tropical Cyclone Iris is being torn apart by strong wind shear, resulting in fragmented areas of thunderstorms and potential for heavy rainfall. The storm is weakening rapidly due to cooler waters and stronger vertical wind shear, expected to dissipate in the next day or two.
Tropical Cyclone Marcus, a Category 4 hurricane, was monitored by NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite. The storm's weakening was attributed to warming cloud top temperatures and increasing vertical wind shear.
Tropical Cyclone Linda lost a strong band of thunderstorms east of its center, weakening and fragmenting in just 9 hours. Cloud top temperatures indicate the storm's capability for heavy rain, with temperatures as cold as minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Tropical Cyclone Hola was located southwest of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, with powerful thunderstorms wrapping into its center. The storm's maximum sustained winds were near 109mph, moving to the south-southwest at 4.6mph.
NASA's Aqua satellite observed Tropical Cyclone Dumazile moving through the Southern Indian Ocean with a well-defined low-level center of circulation. The satellite also captured clouds pushed south of the center due to vertical wind shear, indicating a significant threat to the cyclone's structure.
A team of geophysicists and atmospheric scientists has discovered a new way to identify the movement and intensity of hurricanes, typhoons, and other tropical cyclones using seismometers. By analyzing 13 years of data from the northwest Pacific Ocean, they found statistically significant correlations between seismic data and storms.
NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible-light image of Tropical Depression Sanba on Feb 15, revealing wispy clouds and low-level circulation center without rainfall. The depression was centered in the Sulu Sea, moving northwest towards the South China Sea with maximum sustained winds at 23 mph.
NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission found extreme rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Gita's northwestern quadrant, dropping up to 1.6 inches per hour, while east of the center, rain fell at a rate of 1 inch per hour
NASA's Aqua satellite captured a powerful ring of storms surrounding Tropical Cyclone Cebile's eye, with temperatures as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit. The storm underwent eyewall replacement on January 30, expanding its pinhole eye to 60 nautical miles wide.
Tropical Cyclone Irving appears elongated due to wind shear, with persistent development thunderstorms around its center. The storm is expected to weaken as it interacts with a trough of low pressure, rapidly transitioning into an extratropical system by Jan. 11.
Tropical Cyclone Ava is located in the Southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Europa Island. The storm is expected to maintain strength for the next day before weakening due to increasing vertical wind shear and cooler sea surface temperatures.
Tropical Cyclone Ava made landfall along northeastern Madagascar's coast, as captured by NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite. The eye of the storm was about 10 nautical miles wide and had strengthened into a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 knots.
Tropical Depression Kai-Tak was captured dissipating in the Gulf of Thailand by NASA's Aqua satellite, revealing fragmented storms and strong vertical wind shear. The system is expected to disperse due to persistent high wind shear, leading to its final dissipation on Dec. 22.
Tropical Storm Tembin, also known as Vinta, is bringing strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to the southern Philippines. The storm has a high potential for generating heavy rainfall due to its cold cloud tops, which are colder than minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
Tropical Storm Tembin was spotted by NASA's Terra satellite on Dec. 20 near the Philippine Sea, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and a westward trajectory. The storm is forecasted to move through the southern Philippine islands, potentially strengthening in the South China Sea.
Tropical Depression Kai-Tak has weakened and elongated due to wind shear, but still harbors strong storms with extremely cold cloud top temperatures. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center expects the depression to maintain its strength before dissipating east of the Malay Peninsula.
Tropical Storm Kai-Tak has strengthened over the South China Sea with powerful thunderstorms and cloud top temperatures reaching as low as -63 degrees Fahrenheit. The storm is expected to move southwesterly and approach the Malay Peninsula by Dec. 22, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
Two NASA satellites monitored Tropical Cyclone Kai-Tak as it weakened, interacting with land areas and easterly wind shear. The storm dissipated over the South China Sea on December 18, following a predicted trajectory.
System 96W, a developing area of tropical low pressure, is expected to affect the central Philippines. The storm's western quadrant has moved over the east-central Philippines, with multiple satellite images showing its elongated shape and several areas of thunderstorms.
Tropical Storm Ockhi intensified into a typhoon with cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit, capable of producing heavy rainfall. The storm was predicted to track northeastward and make landfall over northwest India, undergoing extratropical transition.
Tropical Cyclone Ockhi formed in the Northern Indian Ocean after powerful thunderstorms wrapped into its center from the north. The storm was predicted to move northwest and eventually make landfall near Mumbai on Dec. 5.
Tropical Depression 31W is developing in the South China Sea with cloud tops reaching minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating potential heavy rainfall. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center expects 31W to strengthen into a tropical storm by Nov 18 and make landfall in southeastern Vietnam on Nov 19.
Tropical Depression Haikui has formed over the central Philippines with maximum sustained winds of 35 knots. The storm is expected to move northwest, crossing the Philippines and tracking through the South China Sea before making landfall in southern China.
NASA's Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals (IMERG) analysis indicates Tropical Storm Damrey caused deadly flooding in Vietnam with over 580 mm of rain reported near the coast. The IMERG data also shows that the heaviest rainfall was in south central Vietnam, where more than 500 mm of rain was common.
Tropical Depression 29W rapidly decayed after forming from remnants of Tropical Cyclone 28W. The NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite captured a poorly organized low-level center near the Malay Peninsula, with maximum sustained winds near 20 knots.
Tropical Depression 29W is characterized by disorganized storms with cold cloud top temperatures of minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Forecasters predict the depression will weaken and exit into the Andaman Sea before regaining tropical depression status.
Typhoon Damrey strengthened as it approached Vietnam with coldest cloud tops reaching minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating strong storms capable of generating heavy rainfall. The storm's maximum sustained winds were near 75 knots, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center expects strengthening before weakening from land interaction.
Tropical Storm Damrey formed as a depression on Nov 1 and strengthened into a tropical storm on Nov 2, moving west at 9 knots towards Vietnam. It is expected to peak at 80 knots on Nov 3 before weakening and making landfall in southeastern Vietnam on Nov 4.
Extra-Tropical Storm Saola transitioned from a tropical storm and tracked southeast of Japan, moving north of Hokkaido on October 30. The storm was east of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, with clouds stretching into the Sea of Okhotsk and northwest Pacific Ocean.
Tropical Storm Saola continues to be affected by wind shear as it moves northwest towards the northeast, with maximum sustained winds near 45 knots. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center predicts Saola will strengthen into a typhoon.
Typhoon Lan caused extreme flooding, landslides, and seven deaths when it hit Japan. NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission analyzed the storm and found rain totals of up to 800 mm (31.5 inches) in parts of Honshu.
Extra-Tropical Cyclone Lan was a typhoon that made landfall in southern Tokyo on October 21-22. NASA's satellite imagery revealed the storm's structure and cloud top temperatures, with eastern Hokkaido experiencing the coldest cloud tops and strongest storms.
Tropical Depression 27W continues to struggle south of Guam, with vertical wind shear pushing clouds and thunderstorms away from its center. The depression is expected to consolidate and strengthen as it moves into warmer waters.
The Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of Typhoon Lan with a well-formed, circular eye surrounded by powerful thunderstorms. The storm had maximum sustained winds near 100 knots and is forecast to make landfall south of Tokyo as a typhoon on Oct. 22.
A new tropical depression has formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, hours after a neighboring system dissipated. The storm is currently disorganized and moving northwest towards Guam, with maximum sustained winds near 35 knots.
Tropical Depression 26W formed on Oct. 19 near Manila, Philippines, moving northeast at 10 knots with maximum sustained winds of 25 knots. The system quickly became disorganized due to strong vertical wind shear and subsidence, leading to its rapid dissipation.
Typhoon Lan's powerful thunderstorms are stretching high into the troposphere, fueled by extremely warm ocean waters. The storm is expected to continue intensifying as it moves toward higher latitudes, potentially becoming a powerful typhoon with winds of up to 127mph.
Tropical Storm Lan is intensifying as it moves through the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, fueled by extremely high oceanic heat content. NASA's Aqua satellite data shows storm clouds with cloud top temperatures reaching minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit, capable of producing heavy rainfall.
Tropical Storm Lan was formed on October 15 and is moving west-northwest over open ocean. The storm's maximum sustained winds reached 35 knots (40 mph) near Palau.
Tropical Depression 22W formed in the South China Sea on Sept 23 and moved across Hainan into northern Vietnam before making landfall. The depression was short-lived, existing for only two days before dissipating over the next day or two.
Tropical Storm Talim made landfall on Kyushu, Japan, weakening to an extra-tropical storm. The NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite captured images of the storm after its transition, revealing a frontal system with clouds north and northeast of the center.
Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in eastern Vietnam, with maximum sustained winds near 80 knots. The storm was centered near 17.9 degrees north latitude and 106.0 degrees east longitude, about 174 miles northwest of Da Nang.