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...

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 - 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...

Another Close One....

A brief look at the weather as the outer skirts of Typhoon Fung Wong downpour on the island.

It's Typhoon Time as Tropical Cyclone Halong Approaches

It's official, typhoon time 2008 is upon the island. As of 1800hrs (local time), Okinawa is still awaiting the first tropical cyclone of the year that has the island in a stage of readiness for any damages that...

Sayonara Krosa - A Final Farewell

Day 7 – It has been almost a week since that Wednesday afternoon barbecue when I first noticed clouds streaming through the horizon at a slow sprinter’s pace.  Although at a distance, for the past...