Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong)

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Big Flo has the East Coast
But Magkhut has Asia

The Philippines is bracing for Super Typhoon Mangkhut
By Tripti Lahiri2 hours ago
Super Typhoon Mangkhut, one of the most intense storm systems this year, is expected to make landfall Saturday (Sept. 15) morning in the Philippines. According to the country’s weather agency, it’s packing sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph) at its center, which would make it the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane; the

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System puts its wind speed higher and has said it’s the equivalent of a Category 5 storm.

The storm, known locally as Typhoon Ompong, is projected to hit the Cagayan region in the northern island of Luzon, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The agency is providing updates on the storm’s path several times a day, and has warned on its Facebook page of moderate to heavy rains in parts of the country today.

As of this morning (Sept. 13), the eye of the storm was about 725 km (450 miles) east of Virac, the capital of the eastern province of Catanduanes, and was traveling west at 20 km/h. Earlier this week it caused flooding and power outages in the US territory of Guam. (You can get a look of its intensity, courtesy Japanese satellite data, here.)

https://qz.com/1388923/super-typhoon...e-philippines/