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Typhoon Koinu nears southern Taiwan

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@Korina said in Typhoon Koinu nears southern Taiwan: Update 4th of October: Typhoon Koinu, also known as Jenny, maintains its strength of a category 3 storm and heads for the southern tip of Taiwan. Current sustainable winds are 130mph / 209 km/h, equivalent to typhoon category 3. Models predict that the storm will weaken once it gets closer to Taiwan in the next 24 hours. Landfall is expected on Thursday morning. [image: webcams-5-.gif] Update 3rd of October: Typhoon Koinu, locally Jenny, is heading north-northwest with a wind speed of 185km/h (115 mph). Forecast models are in disagreement regarding the path of the storm. But generally, we can say models predict Koinu to cross land near the Kaohsiung city tomorrow. [image: JMA.gif] Koinu maintains its strength. Heavy rain and swells are expected in eastern Taiwan, land and sea warnings have been issued. Update 2nd of October: Typhoon Koinu, which formed in the Philippine Sea, is predicted to hit the southern part of Taiwan on Thursday in the morning hours. The typhoon has a strength of 193km/h (120mph), equivalent to a category 3 typhoon on the scale. It is moving towards Taiwan. The exact place of landfall is yet uncertain. Model JMA by Japan Meteorological Agency predicts Koinu to pass over Kaohsiung City. On the other hand, model ECMWF predicts landfall in the southern part near Hengchun city. [image: Hurrika-ny-c-tvercove-posty.gif] Regions such as Taitung, Hualien County, and the Hengchun Peninsula are anticipated to bear the brunt of the storm, with subsequent impacts in Pintung, Kaohsiung, Tainan City, Yilan County, Keelung City, Greater Taipei, and Taoyuan City https://www.windy.com/-Hurricane-tracker/hurricanes/koinu?21.233,117.570,6,internal ![alt text](![image url](image url![alt text](image url)))

Typhoon Haikui on track to hit Taiwan

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Hurricane Idalia: Update September 2, 1:00 pm UTC

Haikui ( also known as Hanna) is getting closer to Taiwan and is expected to make landfall on Sunday. The typhoon had already reached category 2, but then slowed down again to category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The danger is still significant, as indicated by the Rain accumulation layer.

Compared to the original forecast, the eye of the typhoon is moving more to the south. You can follow the details of the trajectory on the hurricane tracker. Landfall of the typhoon is expected on Sunday.

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Haikui is the new typhoon that has formed east of Taiwan and intensified into a category 1 storm in the last 24 hours.

As of Friday, 1st of September, Haikui is moving west-northwest towards Taiwan with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.

Most of the models by JMA, ECMWF, and UKM predict the landfall to take place in eastern Taiwan on Sunday. While forecast by BoM-A models that the storm will pass Taiwan north without going inland.

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Central Weather Bureau is expected to issue a sea warning later on Friday and a land warning early on Saturday.

Over the weekend, from Saturday to Sunday, sporadic and localized precipitation is expected nationwide. However, regions in northern Taiwan and the elevated terrains of the northeast are more susceptible to experiencing intense or even torrential rainfall.

https://www.windy.com/-Hurricane-tracker/hurricanes/haikui?22.829,123.126,6,internal

Saola is passing very close to Hong Kong

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@Korina But your windy's radar image in hong kong, golf of tonkin in vietnam and china does not aligned correctly to the map

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The independent country of Taiwan name can not be included in the search, makes searchs in taiwan more difficult. Please include independent country of Taiwan in search.

TS Chanthu continues to move over the East China Sea

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Update 17th of September 2021, 1.00 p.m. UTC

Tropical Storm Chanthu (Kiko) is currently moving over the East China Sea to the north-northeast at 16 knots (30 km/h). Maximum sustained winds are near 50 knots (92 km/h).

Chanthu will continue pushing eastward and spread heavy rain that can result in flooding in parts of South Korea and Japan.
It is forecasted that Chanthu will move into the North Pacific ocean beginning next weaken and will be likely to dissipate.

Update 15th of September 2021, 1.00 p.m. UTC

Located in the East China Sea, Tropical Storm Chanthu (Kiko) is slowly moving towards the southeast at 4 knots (7.5 km/h). Maximum sustained winds are near 45 knots (83 km/h).

On the forecast track, Chanthu is expected to lose wind intensity as it continues moving northward near or just east of Shanghai. The storm will move towards parts of South Korea and Japan once it moves away from China.

Mainland China will be affected by heavy rainfall, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces by heavy rainfall and flooding into Thursday.

Update 14th of September 2021, 11.00 a.m. UTC

Chanthu has downgraded to a tropical storm. Currently moving towards the southeast at 7 knots (13 km/h). Maximum sustained winds are near 45 knots (83 km/h).

TS Chanthu will is expected not to land on China's eastern coast but head to the northeast towards Japan.

Update 13th of September 2021, 10.30 a.m. UTC

Typhoon Chanthu is located in the East China Sea, northeast of Taiwan. The system continues to rapidly weaken as it is tracking towards the north-northeast near 16 knots (30 km/h) with an intensity of 75 knots (138 km/h).

Chanthu will continue to weaken as it tracks northward and reaches the vicinity of Shanghai on Monday, local time, and will stall near or just east of Shanghai into Wednesday.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will be affected by heavy rain and flooding.

Update 12th of September 2021, 10.00 a.m. UTC

Typhoon Chanthu (Kiko) is tracking down to the northeast of Taiwan at 12 knots (23 km/h) with an intensity of 90 knots (167 km/h).

The system is expected to restrengthen to a Category 4 hurricane as it tracks along the eastern coast of Taiwan before losing some intensity during the second half of the weekend.

Update: 11th of September, 9:00 p.m. UTC

Typhoon Chanthu (Kiko) is currently passing east of Taiwan still as a very strong storm Category 4 with maximum winds of 203 km/h.

The storm will produce dangerous swells, storm surge and coastal flooding in the Eastern Coasts of Taiwan, however the core of the system should likely stay offshore avoiding a direct hit.

Update: 11th of September, 8:30 a.m. UTC

Typhoon Chanthu (known also as Kiko) made landfall over the Batanes islands about 8:30 a.m local time and brought destructive winds and heavy rain to the archipelago, which was under Signal 3 warning at landfall.

Chanthu is likely to slightly weaken as it moves north towards Taiwan later today. Storm is packing winds of 204 kmh/h with higher gusts, making it still a very dangerous system.

Taiwan expects to see torrential rain across as the storm approaches the southern coast. Heavy rainfall can cause flash flooding and mudslides in Taiwan's high terrain.

Update: 10th of September, 9:30:00 a.m. UTC

Chanthu is approximately 360 miles southeast of Taiwan's southernmost tip on Friday morning and packing wind gusts of 234 km/h.

Typhoon of Category 4 is expected to hit the northeastern of Philippines on late Friday. Main threat are destructive winds that will occur in Santa Ana town and the eastern part of the remote Babuyan Islands. Waves may reach up to 2.5 to 10m.

Landfall in Taiwan

According to forecast, Chanthu is projected to continue northeast and affect Taiwan over the weekend. The eyewall of the super typhoon may come very close to the eastern coast of Taiwan, if not make landfall on Sunday.

Typhoon can make landfall either on Hualien, Yilan or New Taipei, but the exact location is yet uncertain. It is likely that typhoon holiday will be declared in the affected areas.

Update: 9th of September, 2:00 p.m. UTC

Typhoon Chanthu (Kiko) is located in the western Pacific about 478 miles east of Manila with sustainable winds of 259 km/h, maintaining Category 4 strength.

Chanthu will bring heavy to intense winds and torrential rains with a risk of flooding and landslides in areas north of Metro Manila. Beginning tomorrow evening, heavy rainfall may be experienced over Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, and northern Isabela.

Winds reaching strong breeze to near gale in strength may be experienced in areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal effect.

General movement is forecast to be west northwestward or northwestward today through Saturday.

Typhoon is still expected to strike Taiwan with serious impacts from damaging winds, heavy rain and coastal flooding. Interaction with land would weaken the storm before emerging in the East China Sea.

Update: 8th of September, 10:00 a.m. UTC

Typhoon Chanthu (locally called Kiko) has rapidly intensified from tropical depression to Category 4 typhoon within 24 hours with maximum wind speeds of 233 km/h.

At the moment it is unclear whether Chanthu hits Taiwan before making landfall on the southern coast of China.

Chanthu is about 1,120 km east of Central Luzon and based on the storm's speed and path, it will come the closest to Taiwan on Saturday and Sunday.

The Central Weather Bureau will likely issue sea warning sometimes between Thursday and Friday.

https://www.windy.com/-Rain-thunder-rain?rain,30.041,121.344,6,internal

Terrifying video: The steel bridge in Taiwan collapsed, hours after being hit by Typhoon Mitag, injuring at least 20

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A steel tied-arch bridge in Nanfangao, a fishing port on the Pacific Coast of Yilan, Taiwan, collapsed into a busy port on Tuesday morning, hours after being hit by Typhoon Mitag, injuring at least 20 people. Taiwanese Interior Minister Hsu Kuo-yung said that five people may have been on the bridge at the time of the collapse.

As you can see in the video below, the semi-truck on the right side of the bridge was driving along and not making it to solid ground. Terrifying...

According to Reuters, the bridge collapsed at 9:30 a.m. local time after an oil tanker crossed it, long after the worst of Typhoon Mitag was gone.

Harm Otten comments on Twitter:

When one cable is gone, the force on the other cables gets too big, and a collapse is inevitable.

Check out the latest coverage of still active Typhoon Mitag here.

I can't see the animation of flow field, with the only gray background map showing to me

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I think I may find out the solution of this problem. That is, I open too many tabs on Chrome (~ 35 tabs), so maybe the memory in my laptop is almost consumed, and then Windy on my laptop doesn't work.

Weather radar data of Taiwan

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@tytony Is this what you expect? [image: 1523623302376-taiwanradar-resized.png]