Category Gale Force Wind Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Lashes Central Otago, New Zealand

What was described as “a colossal electrical storm” hit the Millers Flat, Ettrick and Roxburgh  areas  last night, causing flooding and closing the state highway.   The Central Otago storm was accompanied by torrential rain and multiple lightning strikes, sparking…

Typhoon Megi slams into Taiwan

Typhoon Megi poses ‘severe threat’ to Taiwan

Typhoon Megi, the third storm of the month, is packing strong winds that are likely to intensify and pose a severe threat to Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Saturday.   Chances are high that a sea warning will…

Typhoon Malakas Strikes Japan as a Category-3 Storm

Less than a week after Super Typhoon Meranti barreled down on East Asia, another storm spun into the region. At 1:35 p.m. local time (04:35 Universal Time) on September 19, 2016, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua…

Typhoon Gener intensifies as it moves toward northern boundary of PAR

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday warned that Typhoon Gener (international name: Malakas) has intensified further as it moved toward the northern boundary of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).   In a severe weather…

China on yellow alert for Typhoon Malakas

CHINA’S meteorological authority issued a yellow alert for Typhoon Malakas on Saturday, forecasting strong winds and heavy rain.   Malakas, the 16th typhoon in 2016, was observed 135 kilometers off Taiwan’s east coast at 10 a.m. Saturday, bringing winds of…