A serious situation has developed in the West Pacific. The island nation of the Philippines is set to be hit by a large Category 3 (borderline Cat4) Typhoon.
The Storm, named Typhoon “Koppu”, has blown up into a very large tropical system.
Current satellite images show a well defined eye wall, and a distinct “eye” shape particular to major tropical storms.
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Typhoon “Koppu” has taken a Westward track following the warm Pacific waters.
The area of North Philippines / Luzon should be hit by the hardest part of the storm — which should be a borderline Category 4 event according to most projections.
The area of North Philippines / Luzon should be hit by the hardest part of the storm — which should be a borderline Category 4 event according to most projections.
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Multiple GIF animated images of the storm from NOAA’s tropical floater page — images as of 11pm CDT October 16, 2015. Updated images can be viewed here:
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Updated information on the storm can be found at the CIMSS tropical storm page:
