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"Typhoon News Weblog" is a specialized blog that aims to summarize various typhoon-related information such as narattives, meteorological references such as satellite images, and links to other web sites. Automatic summarization of mass media news are also provided at Typhoon News Topics.
| The 2009 typhoon season had 22 typhoons, which is a smaller number than average, and the same number with the 2008 typhoon season. This year we had the first typhoon in 2 years that made landfall at ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NIDA has passed its peak intensity between last night and this morning. A very small rounded eye indicates extremely strong winds at the center, but it is difficult to keep this intensity for...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MIRINAE made landfall at central Vietnam. This typhoon is moving toward Cambodia while weakening, and southern Vietnam will also be affected. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon LUPIT is located in south of Okinawa, and South West Islands are within the gale wind (30kt) area. Daitojima Area will enter into the storm wind (50kt) area soon. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon NEPARTAK was formed in Mariana Islands. The forecast says that the typhoon will move toward north. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon MELOR made landfall at Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture after 5 AM JST. At this moment, some areas from Kinki to Kanto is within the storm wind (>50kt) circle. Rainfall is increasing at ma...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon PARMA stayed around in the north of Luzon Island for as many as six days, and finally went away from Luzon into South China Sea in the afternoon of October 9. As concerned, however, heavy rai...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KETSANA has brought severe disasters in South East Asia, and the death toll is increasing over time to reach about 400. The specific numbers differ from media to media, but some media say tha...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KOPPU was formed in the north of South China Sea. This typhoon is forecast to move from southern China to Vietnam, which is similar to the recent Typhoon MUJIGAE. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon CHOI-WAN is now passing near Ogasawara Islands and the area is within the storm wind circle. Chichijima recorded the maximum gale of 42.9m/s at 14:56 JST. The typhoon has passed the closest p...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MUJIGAE was formed in South China Sea. It is forecast to move westward and draw near to Hainan Islands. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon DUJUAN is passing Izu Islands. The environment of this typhoon was not suitable for intensification from the beginning, so it moved north without so much intensification. Its impact seems to ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KROVANH is passing Izu Islands. Observations of the passing of the eye can be seen at Hachijyojima (and Yaemigahara), where typhoon has passed the neighborhood around 06:30 JST. Active clouds...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon VAMCO was formed in Marshall Islands. This typhoon is small in size, but is forecas to intensify. The area that this typhoon was formed, namely Marshall Islands, is known to give birth to maj...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon ETAU is approaching to Japan, and is forecast to move along the south coast of Honshu. Torrential rains have been observed in Shikoku and Chugoku regions since yesterday, and AMeDAS Event Det...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MORAKOT is causing extensive disasters in Taiwan. According to Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan, the rainfall from 00 LT of August 6 to 19 LT of August 9 reached 2726mm at Alishan and 2551mm ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon GONI was formed in the northern area of South China Sea. This is not a strong typhoon at this moment, but is expected to move near Guangdong Province and Hong Kong area. By the way, this typh...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MOLAVE was formed in east of Philippines. Forecast says that this typhoon will move into South China Sea passing around in the north of Luzon Island. Recently a few typhoons in a row moved in...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SOUDELOR was formed in the northern part of South China Sea. This typhoon is located near the land of China, so it is expected to be a short-lived typhoon after approaching Hainan Island or L...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NANGKA was formed in east of Philippines. The typhoon is actually located very near to Samar Island, and is forecast to move across Philippines. The typhoon is not a strong one but with thick...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon LINFA was first forecast to move eastward, but it later turned to north and is now moving along Taiwan Strait, so it may affect both sides of the Strait. Taiwan Strait is not so wide, and it ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon CHAN-HOM moved eastward in South China Sea, and is expected to make landfall soon in the northern part of Luzon Island. A part of Luzon Island is now in the 50-kt wind area, and Manila is als...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KUJIRA's peak intensity was observed yesterday, and it is slowly weakening now, but it is forecast to approach to Ogasawara Islands tomorrow morning. [More..] | ||
| The 2008 typhoon season had 22 typhoons, which is a smaller number than average, and this season was even less active than the 2007 typhoon season. Because many typhoons did not turn north and move w...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon DOLPHIN was formed in Mariana Islands. It is a small typhoon, but is forecast to intensify as it moves to west. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon NOUL was formed in South China Sea. This typhoon is forecast to intensify little, but may affect the south of Vietnam and the south of Thailand. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon HAISHEN was formed in west of Minamitorishima. It is expected to become an extratropical cyclone without further intensification. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon MAYSAK was formed in South China Sea. It is a small typhoon at this moment, and is expected to move westward in South China Sea without considerable intensification. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon BAVI was formed near Ogasawara Islands. This typhoon is already in the process of transforming into an extratropical cyclone, and it is not expected to affect any lands. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon HIGOS was formed in east of Philippines. This is located just east of Samar Island, and will move toward Luzon Island over many islands of Philippines. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon MEKKHALA was formed in South China Sea. This typhoon is not expected to become a strong one, but it is going to hit southern China and Vietnam, which were severely affected by torrential rain...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon JANGMI made landfall at Yilan County, Taiwan, on 15:40 local time, and will traverse the central mountains of Taiwan by tomorrow morning. The typhoon has started weakening before making landf...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon HAGUPIT has caused floodings and landslides in northern Vietnam, and it is reported that 32 people were killed at this moment. On the other hand, economic loss in China has increased for coll...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SINLAKU passed near Tanegashima, and is moving in south of Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu. This typhoon gives larger impacts on rains rather than winds, and it still has very active clouds with ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NURI is passing just off the northern tip of Luzon Island, Philippines, and its direction is changing from west to north. This typhoon has thick clouds mainly in the south, so it seems the no...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon VONGFONG was formed in south of Japan. This typhoon was born in the north of 30 degrees, so it is already near Japan. This typhoon is not strong, however, Izu Islands will be affected by this...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon PHANFONE was formed in far east from Japan. The birthplace was more north than 30 degree, so it is forecast to weaken without intensification. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon KAMMURI made landfall at Guangdong Province of China, and weakened to a tropical depression near Hanoi, Vietnam. Due to the rainy clouds of the storm, the damage of heavy rains is extending i...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon FUNG-WONG had an imbalanced shape whose clouds were formed in suoth of the center, but now its clouds are surrounding the eye, which indicates intensification. The boundary of the eye is stil...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KALMAEGI moved northward including Sakishima Islands into 30kts strong winda area, then made landfall in Taiwan, passing Taipei, and entered East China Sea. This typhoon is forecast to make l...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon FENGSHEN struck Metro Manila and passed toward north. While extended damage at many places has been reported, it was also reported that a ferry with passengers sank (capsized) off Sibuyan Isl...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NAKRI is passing in the south of Izu Islands. It has already weakened, but the rough sea will continue for a while. Typhoons formed in May showed almost the same tracks to pass the south of I...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon HALONG was born in South China Sea, and was in the beginning of intensification on the 17th, but soon it reached to the mountainous areas of 2000 meters in the north of Luzon Island, and its ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MATMO will approach to Ogasawara Islands today, but it has already weakened so the impact will be minor. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon RAMMASUN started to weaken about 20 degrees latitude, and the shape of clouds are getting less organized. By tomorrow morning, Izu Islands, especially in the south, will be hit directly by th...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NEOGURI changed its direction from west to north on South China Sea, and now moving off the coast of Vietnam. The area of 50kt winds or more is just glancing the coast of Vietnam, but Hainan ...[More..] | ||
| The 2007 typhoon season had 24 typhoons, which is a little smaller than average, and this season was a relatively inactive season. This season can be characterized by many typhoons that approached Ok...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon HAGIBIS made a sharp turn just before Vietnam, exactly as predicted by Japan Meteorological Agency, and is going back to its birthplace (?), Philippines. The typhoon has weakened during its s...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MITAG crossed the northern part of Luzon Island, and is wandering around in south of Okinawa going north and south, showing a complex track to the end of the life. The death toll of this typh...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon TAPAH was formed in south of Iwo To. This typhoon, however, is already in the process of changing to an extratropical cyclone, and the forecast expects a short-lived typhoon that becomes an e...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon PEIPAH was formed in east of Philippines. It is forecast to make landfall at Luzon Island. This typhoon is small in size, but may intensify easier under favorable conditions. From now on Phli...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon FAXAI is increasing its speed to 95km/h, passing Izu Islands, and it will move away to the east from Kanto Region as early as this evening. It is going to be an extratropical cyclone, but is ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KAJIKI has increased its intensity with well-developed clouds at the core. It may intensify further when approaching Ogasawara Islands. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon LINGLING was formed near Wake Island. This typhoon is forecast to move in the middle of Pacific Ocean with little intensification. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon PODUL was formed in far east of Japan. A cyclone that became this typhoon has been there for a while, but it suddenly upgraded to a typhoon today. It could be argued that now is the most appr...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon HAIYAN was formed near Midway Islands. This typhoon was born in higher latitude, so it will not intensify so much and be short-lived. Compareing the images of Typhoon 200715 and Typoon 200716...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KROSA recorded the maximum gust of 63.2m/s at Yonaguni Island, and suddenly turned westward to make landfall at Taiwan. However, the typhoon might be blocked by the central mountain range of ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon LEKIMA killed 61 people and other 15 people are still missing in Vietnam. Some said that the flood caused by this typhoon was worst in these 45 years in Vietnam's mountainous north, and traff...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon FRANCISCO was formed in north of South China Sea. It is forecast to move over Hainan Islands, then heading towards the northern part of Vietnam. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon WIPHA has passed over Iriomote Island. The maximum gust of 65.9m/s (the second on record) was recorded at Iriomote, and 59.5m/s was recorded at Ishigaki. According to the record of Iriomote s...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NARI made landfall at South Korea, and died afterwards, but damage from heavy rains and strong winds was especially severe at Jeju Island, with people being killed or are missing are about 20...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon DANAS is still in a intensification process in spite of its location of 36 to 37 degree north, which is a little northern location for a typhoon. Near Japan, Daily Sea Surface Temperature sho...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon FITOW is increasing its speed, moving from Kanto to Tohoku. It is clear from AMeDAS Event Detection that the rainfall from this typhoon was record-breaking at some places, especially from Izu...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SEPAT made landfall near Hualien, Taiwan, around 05:40 AM local time, and passed across mountains in the middle of the island and entered into Taiwan Strait in the morning. The typhoon moved ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon WUTIP is expanding its cloud regions. Checking on Google Earth, distance to Typhoon PABUK is as close as about 700km, and the typhoon is expending its cloud regions to the west, so on infrare...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon PABUK passed the southern tip of Taiwan, and crossed South China Sea to Guangdong Province and Hong Kong. And it further moved westward near Hainan Island, weakened to a tropical depression, ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon USAGI made landfall at Hyuga city in Miyazaki Prefecture before 18 JST. The clouds around the center seems to be extremely active, and the amount of precipitation at Oita and Miyazaki Prefect...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MAN-YI seemed to be weakened after passing Okinawa, but it recovered again, and is approaching Kyushu keeping its intensity. It made landfall at Osumi Peninsula around 14 JST. The rainfall by...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon TORAJI was formed in the Gulf of Tonkin. This area is narrowly enclosed by Hainan Island, China Mainland, and Vietnam, so the typhoon is expected to make landfall and disappear just after for...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon YUTU is moving toward Ogasawara Islands. Iwo-Jima has already entered within the 50-kt winds area, and Chichi-Jima will also enter into the 30-kt winds area tonight. This typhoon still keeps ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KONG-RAY has passed in north of Saipan, and now passing over the northern part of North Mariana Islands. The size of clouds has decreased from the beginning while it is slightly getting stron...[More..] | ||
| The number of typhoons in 2006 was 23, which is the same number as 2005, and is still smaller than the average number of about 27. The number of typhoons that made landfall at Japan is also as small ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon TRAMI was formed in east of Philippines. This typhoon will again move toward Philippines, following the previous typhoons such as Typhoon UTOR. We have seen the intermittent formation of typh...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon UTOR seems to be a typhoon whose intensity prediction is bothersome. When it made landfall at the islands of Philippines, it showed a sudden intensification where usually typhoons got weakene...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon DURIAN died in the middle of the Gulf of Thailand, but it left extensive damage to Philippines and Vietnam. People who were killed or missing is about 100 in Vetnam, and 120,000 houses were d...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon CHEBI has shown rapid intensification of 60hPa in 9 hours since 0300 UTC on 10 Nov (by real-time observation). The central pressure reached 925hPa, and made landfall on the east coast of Luzo...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon CIMARON once turned north, and then turned down to south, and came back to the neighborhood where it was located about three days ago. The typhoon weakened during this wandering trip, and is ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SOULIK is weakening and passing about 60km distance to Ogasawara Islands. According to AMeDAS observation data, the center of the typhoon was closest between 7AM and 8AM local time. The bound...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon RUMBIA is "large" in size, which means that it is large as the vortex of winds and strong winds are blowing in remote areas from the center, but as the cloud system it is sparse. It used to h...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon BEBINCA changed to a tropical depression at 09:00 JST without having a well-formed structure through its life. At this moment an extra-tropical cyclone is developing in south of Honshu Island...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon XANGSANE is approaching to Vietnam showing well-organized spiral clouds, and, although its intensity has peaked out, it is still a strong typhoon. The forecast track is getting a little north...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon YAGI is now approaching to Ogasawara Islands. It will come to the closest from midnight to tomorrow morning, and Haha-jima has already entered into the area of 50-kt winds. The track of the t...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SHANSHAN has weakened significantly, but it made landfall again near Ishikari City, Hokkaido, around 6:00 JST, and the maximum wind of 15m/s is observed in Hokkaido. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon IOKE has forced people in Minami Torishima to evacuate, but according to the press release of Japan Meteorological Agency, they will restart the meteorological observation around October 1st....[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SONAMU disappeared as if it was absorbed into Typhoon WUKONG when distance to the center of Typhoon WUKONG was nearly 450km. In the end of its life, the shape was far from a typhoon, and this...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon WUKONG made landfall near Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Pref. around 1:00 AM JST on August 18, and went through the land to Japan Sea near Munakata City, Fukuoka Pref. around 05:00 AM JST on August...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon BOPHA has been slow in intensification and movement, and is now caught up by Typhoon SAOMAI. Hence this typhoon will be under the influence of Typhoon SAOMAI and be swung around it. Sakishima...[More..] | ||
| The death toll in China by Typhoon SAOMAI is still increasing to 436. According to Reuters, "China had declassified natural disaster death tolls as state secrets last year," which is just recently. C...[More..] | ||
| 2006-08-05 1200 UTC 2006-08-06 1200 UTC 2006-08-07 1200 UTC 2006-08-08 1200 UTC Typhoon MARIA passed by Boso Peninsula and is moving away eastward in the Pacific. The above figures show the typhoon t...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon PRAPIROON is moving across South China Sea and is going to make landfall soon at Guangdong Province, China. This year China is suffering from many landfalling typhoons, and this typhoon will ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KAEMI is moving in south of Sakishima Islands, and will move near the southern part of Taiwan, according to forecasts. This typhoon is then likely to make landfall at China, and the areas tha...[More..] | ||
| The damage of Typhoon BILIS has increased further to the death toll of 530. The reason of this increase when considerable time has passed since the strike of the typhoon may attribute to false report...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon EWINIAR is still a strong typhoon, and although its intensity has weakened in comparison to its peak, very strong winds and heavy rains are expected near the center. Islands in Okinawa prefec...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon JELAWAT was formed in South China Sea. This means that two consecutive typhoons are found in South China Sea, but, according to forecasts, this typhoon will not deepen significantly in compar...[More..] | ||
| The insufficient tsunami warning system became a serious issue after the unprecedented disasters by the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004. The damage could have been avoided if appropriate tsunami warning...[More..] | ||
| The number of typhoons in the year 2005 was 23, much smaller than the average number of 27. The number of typhoons making landfall on Japan was 3, which is nearly average (2.6). Generally speaking, t...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon BOLAVEN was born in east of Philippines. It is forecast to keep a slow motion toward Philippines. It may also intensify a little in the near future. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon TEMBIN was born in east of Philippines. Then it made landfall at Philippines, but its intensity is still weak. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon KAI-TAK has already weakened, and is moving along the coast of central Vietnam almost making landfall. Areas such as Hue and Danang was severely affected by the typhoon, and it is reported th...[More..] | ||
| Looking at the typhoon best track of this season, typhoons tend to pass similar areas multiple times. For example, the area between Sakishima Islands, Okinawa and Taiwan has been repeatedly visited b...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon LONGWANG has traversed Taiwan to weaken, and later made landfall at Fujian Province, China. No large-scale damage by the typhoon has been reported at this moment. [More..] | ||
| The damage by Typhoon DAMREY at places in Asia is increasing as we receive latest information. The most damaged country seems to be Vietnam, where the number of people killed is more than 50, and the...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SAOLA has passed near Hachijo-jima just after 6:00 AM. The maximum gust of 52.7m/s was recorded at Hachijo-jima, the rainfall of 300mm+ was recorded at Mikura-jima, and the southern part of I...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon VICENTE was born in South China Sea. This typhoon is forecast to make landfall between the central and the northern Vietnam. Typhoons born around here are usually not going to be strong, but ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KHANUN made landfall at China, and later weakened to transform into an extratropical cyclone. The damage in China is large - 14 people were killed and nine people are still missing. In recent...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NABI is weakening and moving across Japan Sea. Hokkaido, in front of the direction of the typhoon, is heavily raining today, but it is expected that the strong winds of the typhoon will not b...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon TALIM has passed through Okinawa and Taiwan, and is going to make landfall in China. Luckily enough, the damage of the typhoon has not magnified in those areas. As expected, the high mountain...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon GUCHOL has passed 40 degree latitude, and still tenaciously live as a typhoon. This, however, is virtually lost from people's memory as they focus more on Typhoon MAWAR that might make landfa...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MAWAR grazed Izu Peninsula, passed Miura Peninsula, moved along Tokyo Bay, and finally made landfall near Chiba City. Then it went through Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture, and is now ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SANVU will soon make landfall near Shantou in Guangdong Province, China. For your information, the update of satellite images has been stopped due to the trouble (?) of the data provider. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon MATSA made landfall near Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The typhoon weakened before making lanfall, so it is not as strong as Typhoon 200413 any more, but people started evacuation in Zhe...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon WASHI was born in north of South China Sea. It will soon make landfall at Hainan Island, and move across the Gulf of Tongking to the northern Vietnam. It is forecast to keep its current inten...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon BANYAN just made landfall near Kamogawa City in Boso Peninsula, according to Japan Meteorological Agency. This seems to be just a barely landfall, but in any case, this typhoon became the fir...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NALGAE was born near Wake Island. The typhoon will not give direct impact on Japan. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon HAITANG spent a full day to move across Taiwan. Taiwan is a very steep island and its center is a row of mountains whose altitude are more than 4000 meters. It is a situation that obstacles o...[More..] | ||
| Kanto and Koshin Regions have officially entered into the "rainy season" or Tsuyu due to the northward movement of Typhoon NESAT. The typhoon itself has weakened significantly and thick clouds around...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SONCA is now passing in south of Chichi-jima, Ogasawara. It has already weakened, so its effect may be limited. It seems, however, that Ogasawara has entered into the typhoon season in as ear...[More..] | ||
| The time of death of Typhoon ROKE is March 18, 2005, 00:00 UTC, according to the interim report of Japan Meteorological Agency. In this database, however, it is displayed as March 17, 2005, 21:00 UTC...[More..] | ||
| Cyclone INGRID survives to the last moment. It has weakened to the central pressure of 968hPa (Category 3), but its cloud system is still well organized. The track so far has been relatively close to...[More..] | ||
| Southern hemisphere is now in the middle of the cyclone season. Cyclone MEENA is now deepening rapidly while passing across American Samoa, and if it keeps its southward direction, it will draw near ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KULAP is overwhelmed by the cold air flowing from Siberia through Japan to the Pacific Ocean, and pushed to move toward northeast. Cell clouds present to the north and northwest of the typhoo...[More..] | ||
| We updated the AMeDAS Statistics for 2004 data, so this is a good chance to reanalyze typhoons that approached Japan during 2004 by searching Typhoon Disaster Information Database. Here we compare he...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NORU was born in Mariana Islands. It is forecast to pass near Saipan and turn eastward. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon TALAS is a poor weak typhoon that might be almost died, but surprisingly it is surviving. Without attracting much attention, it broke the record of longest lifetime among typhoons whose minim...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NANMADOL broke the record as the 15th typhoon that approach near Okinawa this year, and died away after changing into an extratropical cyclone. After that, however, an extratropical cyclone t...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MERBOK disappeared just after it was born, but the damage in Philippines by this typhoon and the previous one, Typhoon MUIFA, was by no means small, as many as 61 people were killed, and more...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MUIFA gave a destructive impact on Vietnam. Floods and landslides by the typhoon killed about 40 people and 40 more people are still missing. There are also many villages in the mountains whi...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NOCK-TEN is moving along the east coast of Taiwan. It already passed its peak intensity, but still has very active clouds to bring heavy rainfall over Yonaguni-jima and Yaeyama. According to ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon TOKAGE looks as if it shattered into pieces over Chubu mountainous area, but the number of death and missing is still increasing, and the human damage reached a level next to that of Typhoon ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MA-ON has made landfall on Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, and passed through Kanto District to the Pacific Ocean. The maximum gust of 67.6m/s was recorded at Irozaki, Izu Peninsula, the ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MEARI became an extratropical cyclone just after it traversed across Tohoku Region. The amount of rainfall by this typhoon was far more than the initial estimate especially in Kii Peninsula a...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon HAIMA was born. It will move from Taiwan to the southeastern part of China, but it is not expected to intensify into a strong typhoon at this moment. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon SARIKA looks like just following the track of Typhoon SONGDA. This indicates that the atmospheric condition of this place has not changed significantly from a few days ago when Typhoon SONGDA...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon SONGDA brought about destructive strong winds. According to a temporary report issued by Japan Meteorological Agency, as many as five observation points in Hokkaido ranked in the list of 20 p...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon AERE moved so slow that Sakishima Islands stayed within the area of very strong winds for about two days. The affect of the typhoon is also severe in Taiwan all over the country. Economic act...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon CHABA made the second landfall around Tomakomai City in Hokkaido, and later downgraded into an extratropical cyclone yesterday. It seems that the typhoon dodged through that narrow Tsugaru Ka...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MEGI made landfall at Aomori Prefecture, and then became an extratropical cyclone off the east coast of Hokkaido. In Tohoku province, strong winds are especially destructive that lead to exte...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MALAKAS was born. It is expected that Japan will not see any effect of the typhoon. [More..] | ||
| The damage of Zhejiang Province by Typhoon RANANIM amounts to at least 164 killed, 24 missing and estimated damage at more than 18.1 billion yuan. This is the worst storm to give damage to mainland C...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MERANTI was born in the far east of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. This is the second (!) typhoon genesis today. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon MALOU was born just in south of Japan Archipelago, which is in the northern side of 30 degree latitude. It is forecast to make landfall at Shikoku as soon as tonight. Although this is a tiny ...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon NAMTHEUN was downgraded to a tropical depression, but Shikoku is still suffering from heavy rainfall. Some points recorded more than 1200mm of rain, which is a torrential rain comparable to t...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KOMPASU was born in south of Okinawa. This typhoon is a relatively small typhoon at this moment, and it is not forecast to develop significantly. However, it will approach to Taiwan, where Ty...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon TINGTING is now approaching to Ogasawara Islands. According to AMeDAS data at Chichi-jima (Ogasawara), the barometric pressure is dropping down, and the wind speed is increasing. It seems tha...[More..] | ||
| Disaster information in Taiwan related to Typhoon MINDULLE is still being updated actively. The number of death and missing amounts to about 30, and it is said that the storm has brought southern Tai...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon DIANMU has passed through Shikoku and Kinki Region. Today extremely heavy rain and winds are observed especially in the east of the typhoon track. Here in Tokyo in the evening, an uncomfortab...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon CHANTHU was born in the west of Philippines in South China Sea. It is forecast to keep moving westward to Vietnam. [More..] | ||
| Today, a typhoon information aggregation site based on the trackback, "Eyes on the Typhoon" (eye.tc), was experimentally opened. Initial errors may still be found, but I especially wish to receive tr...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon OMAIS started to follow a strange track, and the forecast also indicates a zigzag track. Will the typhoon start "wandering around" as the name stands for? [More..] | ||
| Typhoon NIDA has passed near Hachijojima Island. From now on, it is moving away from Japan, but warnings are still being issued on heavy rain and high waves in some places. [More..] | ||
| The eye of Typhoon Sudal exceeds the giant size of about 100km in diameter, and the size has been kept up for a few days, but it looks weakened as the typhoon moves northward. The typhoon is forecast...[More..] | ||
| In Melanesia, Tropical Cyclone IVY is intensifying and just passing over Vanuatu to strike the capital of Port Vila. This cyclone is then predicted to move off New Caledonia and head south to New Zea...[More..] | ||
| Samoa has some damage due to high waves and gale force winds. This cyclone is forecast to move southeastward toward Tonga and Niue. [More..] | ||
| The number of typhoons in the year 2003 was 21, a smaller number than the average number of 27. In the following, significant typhoons of this year are reviewed. Typhoon 200310 (ETAU) The typhoon mov...[More..] | ||
| This is nearly the end of the typhoon season in the North Western Pacific basin, and we do not have the latest information to write about. We then turn our eyes into the South Indian Ocean, where a c...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon LUPIT has changed its track toward northeast. According to Japan Meteorological Agency and others, it is likely that the typhoon will not make landfall at Honshu, but Izu Islands will be affe...[More..] | ||
| It is reported that, in Vietnam, many people were killed by floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain recently. According to the forecasts, Typhoon Nepartak, which is still intensifying today, wi...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon MELOR is moving toward Sakishima Islands. The wind may not be very strong, but heavy rainfall is observed in some places. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon PARMA's track has drawn a gigantic loop over one week. We sometimes see a loop in a typhoon track due to Fujiwara effect or wandering movement, but the loop of this size is unprecedented. Thi...[More..] | ||
| The movement of Typhoon KETSANA is very slow at this time of year, but the forecast of Japan Meteorological Agency shows an unexpectedly northward track, and the typhoon may pass over Izu Islands, wh...[More..] | ||
| The maximum gust of 55.6m/s was recorded at Chichi Island in Ogasawara Archipelago. Typhoons with very strong winds successively passed around Japan recently, since Typhoon 200314 (MAEMI) and Typhoon...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon CHOI-WAN showed a steady development even after it came close to Honshu island. The maximum gust of 59.5 m/s was recorded at Hachijo island. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon MAEMI made landfall at the southern part of Korea. The scale of disasters is still not apparent, but one newspaper says that the death and the missing has reached 50 at this moment. The maxim...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon DUJUAN did not make landfall on Taiwan, but it killed a few people and brought floodings and landslides mainly in the Southern part of Taiwan. Afterwards, the typhoon moved straight toward Ho...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon KROVANH has passed Philippine. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon VAMCO was born. [More..] | ||
| We are preparing on this web site a new function for searching similar typhoons, but here we used an offline program to search for similar typhoons to Typhoon 200310 (with the best track dataset thro...[More..] | ||
| The typhoon made landfall in southern Taiwan, but it seems that the loss is limited. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon KONI was born. This is the formation of typhoons two days in a row, following the formation of the Typhoon IMBUDO yesterday. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon IMBUDO weakened to a tropical depression, but this typhoon brought some damage to regions such as Philippine, Hong Kong, and China, where the typhoon has passed. Reference: Google News [More..] | ||
| The typhoon has just passed over Iriomote Island, Okinawa. It seems that the typhoon got stronger today, so I hope they had little damage in the Iriomote area. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon NANGKA moved a little far away from Japan main islands. It didn't make a landfall in a row from the previous typhoon, and changed to the status of a extratropical cyclone. [More..] | ||
| Typhoon LINFA was said to make a landfall on May 30, 2000 GMT around Uwajima city in Shikoku Island, and then changed to a extratropical cyclone. Please refer to the information and advisory issued b...[More..] | ||
| Following the switchover from GMS-5 to GOES-9, we show two images from two satellites as below. Those two satellites have slightly different characterstic in terms of sensor resolution and bandwidth,...[More..] | ||
| The typhoon finally started moving from Taiwan area where the typhoon was wandering around for a few days, and today it reached the area near Japan where the sea surface temperature is still not so h...[More..] | ||
| The first typhoon of this year, Typhoon 200301 (YANYAN) was born at UTC 0600 on Jan 18, 2003. Having the first typhoon in January is not a rare event, as shown in Typhoon Statistics, because, even af...[More..] | ||
| It may not be a pleasant flight for people flying to Tikopia Island, a small isolated island in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, just after the strike of the tropical cyclone Zoe, which was one...[More..] | ||
| Typhoon 200226 (PONGSONA) hit the GUAM island, and many buildings were destroyed or collapsed by the very strong wind. A tour to Guam Is. may be affected for a few months in the beginning of 2003. [More..] | ||
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