Powerful Typhoon Koinu slammed southern Taiwan early Thursday, bringing record-setting winds, killing one person and injuring hundreds more. It now has southeastern China in its forecast path, where there can be more damaging winds and heavy rain into this weekend, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. The typhoon, known as ‘Jenny’ in the Philippines, was churning just...
The measurement of 213 mph on Orchid Island is the second fastest ever in a tropical cyclone. While AccuWeather says Koinu will lose wind intensity, southeastern China is bracing for heavy rain and gusty winds.Don’t let your guard down, because hurricane season isn’t over yet. AccuWeather’s Bernie Rayno explains where tropical storms could form this month.slammed southern Taiwan early Thursday, bringing record-setting winds, killing one person and injuring hundreds more.
The wind gust to nearly 213 mph was the second fastest ever recorded in a tropical cyclone, behind only a measurement during 1996's Tropical Cyclone Olivia on Barrow Island in Western Australia . That is also officially"If confirmed, a 213-mph wind would be the third-highest recorded surface wind speed on record for the entire world, not including Doppler tornado winds," said Randy Cerveny, WMO Rapporteur of Weather and Climate Extremes.
"Koinu is expected to continue to lose wind intensity over the next few days," said AccuWeather Lead International Forecasters Jason Nicholls."The heaviest rain and strongest winds are moving away from Taiwan, Batanes and Babuyan Islands but then are expected to begin along the southeastern coast of China from Friday into Sunday, local time.
This satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite provided by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, shows Typhoon Koinu, center, approaching Taiwan on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. via AP)
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