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Possible CAT-5 Super Typhoon Chanthu threatens Taiwan

DucknCover

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Typhoon Chanthu is forecast to strike Taiwan at about 12:00 GMT on 11 September.
Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center
suggest that the point of landfall will be near 21.9 N, 121.2 E.
Chanthu is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 212 km/h (132 mph).
Wind gusts in the area may be considerably higher.

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72 HRS, VALID AT:
101200Z --- 20.0N 122.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 135 KT, GUSTS 165 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 07 KTS
 
Phillipines at first and then the capital of Taiwan and it's capital Taipei.
My geography is terrible.
Click to expand...
Btw I hope this was ironic.
 
My guess: Heavy infrastructural damages and hazardous conditions in Taiwan, and after that the hurrican will intensify again and hit South Korea or Japan, as we can see in this map already.
 
It just now occurred to me that a direct landfall on Taiwan by a CAT 5 storm might result in enough damage to allow China to invade almost unopposed immediately after the storm passes.

Highly unlikely, but still.... it gave me pause...
 
I expected a message like that somewhat earlier. @RiffRaff
But, the Hurricane isn't going away after it has mangled Taiwan it sure has enough power to demolish the coast of Shanghai or at least make an imminent invasion impossible.
A 180mph fast hurricane is like a huge F3 tornado.
Severe damage. Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in forest uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the ground and thrown.
And most aircraft on the ground could be damaged. It could take years to rebuild Taiwan.
 
Super Typhoon Chanthu has missed Taiwan by only justs but is now headed towards Shanghai.
 
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