The most powerful tropical typhoon of 2022, dubbed Super Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’, has been barrelling throughout the western Pacific Ocean and is currently hurtling returned toward the islands of Japan and South Korea, packing wind speeds of upto 241 kilometres in keeping with hour.
As of Thursday (September 1) morning, the class five storm — the very best type at the scale — turned into approximately 230 km farfar from Japan’s Okinawa prefecture, in step with the Hong Kong Observatory. Thunderstorm warnings had been issued in numerous areas throughout the country. As it inches toward the Japanese islands yet again, the storm is anticipated to increase further.
Okinawa flights have already been disrupted, with numerous airways cancelling flights to and from the location this week. Hinnamnor is the eleventh tropical typhoon this yr to turn into a storm.
Where is Super Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’ probably to make an impact?
According to a forecast from Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the typhoon is anticipated to transport toward components of Southwestern Japan, Eastern China and South Korea over the following few days. The climate branch has expected it’ll gradual down and stall with the aid of using Friday, however the gadget will preserve to transport north yet again over the weekend, climate.com reported.
On Thursday afternoon, the JMA upgraded the storm’s type to ‘violent’. According to climate.com, Hinnamnor will slowly pass south of Okinawa on Friday, at the same time as persevering with to intensify. Between Saturday and Sunday, it’ll technique Japan’s Sakishima Islands and Okinawa’s fundamental island, as wind speeds preserve to increase. Waves as excessive as 10 metres are anticipated withinside the location.
According to Japanese information outlet NHK World, rainfall on Thursday is anticipated to attain as much as a hundred and fifty millimetres in Hokkaido, a hundred and twenty millimetres in Tohoku, a hundred millimetres in Tokai, and eighty millimetres withinside the Kansai location.
While the outcomes of the storm aren’t anticipated to be felt as intensely in China and Taiwan, heavy rains had been expected throughout South Korea.
How is the storm currently shifting?
As of Thursday evening, the violent storm turned into shifting south of Miyakojima Island at a pace of approximately 15 kilometers in keeping with hour, in step with JMA’s trendy climate update. The typhoon is expected to regain pressure because it actions south of Okinawa, in which it’s miles probably to stay desk bound thru Friday.
Wind speeds had been choosing up in Okinawa and the seas had been turning rough, in step with neighborhood media reports.
Why is the storm intensifying so quickly?
According to a document with the aid of using Taiwan News, one of the elements contributing to the Super Typhoon unexpectedly intensifying and increasing is the truth that it has commenced soaking up different neighborhood meteorological systems. Warm tropical waters and different pre-current meteorological disturbances have additionally caused the gadget’s escalation.
Weather warning
Japan’s Meteorological Agency has warned of flooding, heavy downpour, landslides, and viable lightning strikes, especially in low-mendacity areas. The climate branch has additionally warned of tornados, swollen rivers and violent winds.
