A very powerful typhoon is pounding Japan.

Typhoon Ma-on is a very large and powerful typhoon that is moving east of Minami Daito Island in Okinawa Prefecture.

The Meteorological Agency of Japan says typhoon Ma-on was 270 kilometers northeast of Minami...

Typhoon Chaba Moving On...

" " Okinawa City, Japan 28Oct2010 2100hrs JST Typhoon Chaba has finally began a slow retreat from the main island of the Ryukyu Archipelago as it moves on towards mainland Japan.  Streaking across the sky, a...

Hurricane Bill Tracking: Downgraded to Category One Storm

Hurricane Bill has been downgraded to a Category One storm by the National Hurricane Center, where it was previously a category two. There is still a tropical storm warning in effect however for parts of Nova...

Tornado/twister ravages through Tatebayashi, Guma, Japan. Update!

By, Uwe Paschen.   Tatebayashi City (Gunma Prefecture) was hit today by a major tornado/twister causing 21 injured and major destruction with 160 houses being destroyed. Flying wood destroyed countless windows and...

West Pacific Typhoon Trifecta (Updated)

1215hrs JST 4 October 2008 According to current imagery(0130hrsz), Higos is fading near Hainan, China.  Even with the disippating of the final Typhoon Trifecta storm there seems to be...

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...

Typhoon Sinlaku - Okinawa Update 2 - 1730hrs - 11Sep08 (updated)

The wait continues as the path of Typhoon Sinlaku remains uncertain, but appears to be following the original predictions of the Japan Meteorological Agency as the massive storm continues to move at a snail's...

Bangladesh raises storm alert, urges swift rice harvest

"Bangladesh on Tuesday asked farmers to speed up their rice harvest as the country braces for a powerful cyclone likely to hit in two or three days. Cyclone Nargis is about 1,200 km southwest of Bangladesh's Chittagong coast and likely to gain strength in the Bay of...

The Never-Ending Typhoon Krosa - Day 5...and 6

Here it is day five of rollercoaster weather being produced by Typhoon Krosa. Late Saturday (6 October 2007) the island fell victim to the outer bands of the cyclone as a heavy downpour of rain fell suddenly...

Never Say What? ... SuperTyphoon Krosa Still in the Area

Changing directions somewhat, SuperTyphoon Krosa is still skirting the main Ryukyu Island of Okinawa on 6 October 2007. The cyclone is forecast to make its way around the island for the next few days. Here's...

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