Formerly Known as Typhoon Sinlaku - Okinawa Update 8 - 0615hrs 18Sep2008

Still heading towards the bulk of  Japan, the storm formerly known as Typhoon Sinlaku has gradually faded after its intense encounter with Taiwan.  Tappered down flood warnings are still in effect for the...

Typhoon Sinlaku - Okinawa Update 7 - 0715hrs 17Sep2008 (Updated)

A dark and gloomy sky as howling winds replace the sounds of the usual morning birdsong greetings.  That is the scene on the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa on 17 September 2008 as Typhoon Sinlaku continues in...

Typhoon Sinlaku - Update 6 - 0400hrs - 16Sep2008 (Updated)

Scattered rains continue to make late night/early morning appearances on the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa as Tyhpoon Sinlaku slowly moves away from Taiwan.  The latest  prediction  by the...

Typhoon Sinlaku - Okinawa Update 5 - 0700hrs -15Sep2008 (Updated)

After a night of heavy downpours and thunderous clouds rolled through the horizon, chirping birds and brief glimpses of sunbeams are what greet the morning on the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa. ...

Typhoon Sinlaku - Okinawa - Update 4 - 1900hrs 14 Sep 2008 (Updated)

Similar to another monsterous system that reeked extreme damage to Asia last year, Typhoon Krosa, this year Typhoon Sinlaku seems to not want to go away. According to the latest Weather Underground...

Typhoon Sinlaku - Okinawa Update 3 - 0945hrs 12Sep2008

Another miss seems to be occuring with the latest massive cyclone to threaten this main sub-tropical  island of the Ryukyu archipelago. Overnight, little has changed on Okinawa, which is still in Tropical...

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