Trami zal een tyfoon van de 4e of 5e categorie worden.

Taiwan is preparing for the impact of Typhoon Trami, which could be among the strongest storms of the year by the time it hits the island later this week.As of Monday morning, the storm was still building in strength in the western Pacific near the Philippines and due to reach super typhoon size before the end of the day.
It's expected to hit Taiwan Friday or Saturday at a strength equivalent to a Category 4 or 5 hurricane with winds of up to 270 kilometers per hour (168 mph).

Trami is currently strengthening and looks to be a super typhoon within the next 12 hours," CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said. "The storm is forecast to continue to move towards the west-northwest and take a turn towards the north -- the timing of the turn is still uncertain since that is a few days out."

Current forecasts suggest the typhoon will affect northern and central Taiwan, as well as Japan's Ryukyu Islands, though Guy said the storm could weaken as it continues through the Pacific and interacts with some landmasses south of Taiwan.Trami's arrival in the western Pacific comes around a week after Super Typhoon Mangkhutwreaked devastation across the northern Philippines and slammed into Hong Kong and southern China.
More than 100 people were killed by the storm in the Philippines, while trees were downed and windows smashed across Hong Kong, as the city struggled to cope with its strongest storm on record, despite huge amounts of money being spent to make it largely typhoon proof.
Bron: https://edition.cnn.com 



 

A monster strong CAT 4 super typhoon #Trami An impressive satellite presentation suggests an additional strengthening is likely and Trami is on the way to reach CAT 5 strength later today.https://t.co/LiEfTfOdqB pic.twitter.com/Vdb2CCpj8b

— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) 24 september 2018

Nouvelle menace dans le #Pacifique ouest avec le #Typhon #Trami (cat.4), qui poursuit sa route en mer des #Philippines et se dirige droit sur #Taiwan puis le #Japon cette semaine. Trami va s'intensifier et devenir un super-typhon de catégorie 5 #TyphoonTrami #Météo #Cyclones pic.twitter.com/W5rNk76DV8

— Outremers360 (@outremers360) 24 september 2018

Super Typhoon Trami was tracked at position 18.9,130.4 with 150mph NW winds #Trami #hurricane https://t.co/qXs3ImPQeU pic.twitter.com/dtO7OmmeLr

— My Hurricane Tracker (@HurricaneiOS) 24 september 2018

#Trami è il nome del nuovo #tifone che sta mettendo in allarme #Taiwan e le giapponesi Isole Ryukyu. Attenzione massima anche nelle #Filippine ed in #Cina https://t.co/leMyonFF5A pic.twitter.com/Mlf0BplJTp

— Canale 32 (@27_325MHz) 24 september 2018

Typhoon "Trami" hits Japan, leaving 4 dead and missing, 170 injured and 1.3 million homes without power

Typhoon "Trami" made landfall near Tanabe City in Wakayama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan around 11:00 UTC (20:00 JST) on Sunday, September 30, 2018, as a Category 3 hurricane equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. At least 2 people lost their lives, two are still missing, more than 170 were injured and 4 million urged to evacuate. Trami is the eight named storm to hit Japan this year... and there is another one coming.

Wind gusts over 160 km/h (100 mph) were recorded across the Ryukyu Islands with a peak wind of 202 km/h (126 mph) at Itokazu, Okinawa and 175 km/h (109 mph) in mainland's Muroto-Misaki on the southern tip of eastern Shikoku.

The storm wreaked havoc across the archipelago, causing severe traffic disruption in many cities, including capital Tokyo, where numerous trees were uprooted and more than 450 000 households lost power.

More than 1 000 flights were canceled and bullet train services suspended.

More than 1.3 million homes across the country were left without power. The worst affected was the Tokai area with around 860 000.

Numerous homes were reportedly inundated in a part of Miyazaki city after a river overflowed its banks.

Local officials said two people had been killed in the storm. One was engulfed by a landslide in Tottori, western Japan and another drowned in high waters in Yamanashi, west of Tokyo. Two others are still missing. More than 170 people were injured



Typhoon "Trami" made landfall near Tanabe City in Wakayama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan around 11:00 UTC (20:00 JST) on Sunday, September 30, 2018, as a Category 3 hurricane equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. At least 2 people lost their lives, two are still missing, more than 170 were injured and 4 million urged to evacuate. Trami is the eight named storm to hit Japan this year... and there is another one coming.

Wind gusts over 160 km/h (100 mph) were recorded across the Ryukyu Islands with a peak wind of 202 km/h (126 mph) at Itokazu, Okinawa and 175 km/h (109 mph) in mainland's Muroto-Misaki on the southern tip of eastern Shikoku.

The storm wreaked havoc across the archipelago, causing severe traffic disruption in many cities, including capital Tokyo, where numerous trees were uprooted and more than 450 000 households lost power.

More than 1 000 flights were canceled and bullet train services suspended.

Typhoon "Trami" making landfall at 11:00 UTC on September 30, 2018. Credit: JMA/Himawari-8, RAMMB/CIRA

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More than 1.3 million homes across the country were left without power. The worst affected was the Tokai area with around 860 000.

Numerous homes were reportedly inundated in a part of Miyazaki city after a river overflowed its banks.

Local officials said two people had been killed in the storm. One was engulfed by a landslide in Tottori, western Japan and another drowned in high waters in Yamanashi, west of Tokyo. Two others are still missing. More than 170 people were injured.

The start of Monday morning's commute in Tokyo was a chaotic one, NHK reports. Some train services are back up and running but others are still delayed and there are long lines and big crowds.

While Japan's western regions are still recovering from Typhoon "Jebi," the most powerful typhoon to strike the country in 25 years, the nation is now bracing for another potentially land-falling typhoon. Typhoon "Kong-Rey" is still far away but is rapidly strengthening and expected to approach the Ryukyu Islands later this week. 

Featured image credit: JMA/Himawari-8, RAMMB/CIRA
Bron: https://watchers.news 

Typhoon #Trami pummelled Japan with fierce winds over the weekend, leaving two dead https://t.co/l6i4qwfNhm pic.twitter.com/wamo8lcDWf

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) 1 oktober 2018

Japan hit again by another powerful #typhoon #Trami less than a month after #Jebi #SendaiFramework #IDDR2018 https://t.co/NhcXupttVU

— UNISDR (@unisdr) 1 oktober 2018

#Typhoon "#Trami" hits #Japan, leaving 4 dead and missing, 170 injured and 1.3 million homes without power https://t.co/JPWQitTkHm

— The Watchers (@TheWatchers_) 1 oktober 2018