Super Typhoon Hagibis rapidly
intensified from a tropical storm to a super typhoon Monday. The wind speed increased by 100 mph in only 24 hours," said CNN
meteorologist Brandon Miller. "Which is nearly three times what is needed
to be considered rapid intensification." This is the "most
intensification by a tropical cyclone in the western North Pacific in 18 hours
since Yates in 1996," tweeted Colorado State University
meteorologist Philip Klotzbach.
The super typhoon is near the Northern Mariana Islands with
sustained winds of 160 mph -- the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. It will track between the islands of Anatahan and
Sarigan, according to the latest forecast from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
It is forecast to approach south-central Japan on Saturday
morning local time as a typhoon, with winds equivalent to that of a Category 3
hurricane. You can track the forecast path with CNN's storm tracker
here.
"Conditions in Japan will deteriorate through the day with
the worst moving through central Japan late Saturday into Sunday local
time," said CNN meteorologist Monica Garrett.
Rainfall of over 250 millimeters (nearly 10 inches) is possible
for some locations in south-central Japan.
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