Typhoon Gaemi
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Well that was unexpected. Eye-wall kissed the coast within about 1 km of crossing, then went south parallel to it, then looped back eastwards, out to sea again.
You don't see that every day.
https://www.windy.com/-Hurricane-tracker/hurricanes/gaemi?radar,24.199,122.498,8
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Models are unclear where it will go.
It's looped around to make a second approach at the same piece of coast.
Pity for the residents.
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Rapidly regaining core symmetry on radar, before a second attempt to cross.
Open eye is 10.2 km across.
Rain bands are 600 km across.
Cloud-mass is 3,050 km across. -
Some models show Typhoon Gaemi decaying near to the "Three Gorges Dams" which are currently in persistent flood. This would force all flood gates to open at once. Looking at surrounding pressure systems it can happen.
There will be no easing of the flooding in China - next 10-days