There is a Super Typhoon Sanba out there with winds of 170mph [View all]

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and gusts over 200mph!!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/monster-super-typhoon-sanba-aims-at-okinawa-and-south-korea/2012/09/13/012b5e26-fdb9-11e1-8adc-499661afe377_blog.html
A large, dangerous typhoon has rapidly gained strength in the western Pacific. Super typhoon Sanba, positioned 690 miles south of Kadena Air Force base, Japan, has peak winds of 155 mph, the equivalent of strong category 4 hurricane, on the cusp of category 5.

The storm is headed due north, on a path to pass very near the island of Okinawa, Japan late Saturday or early Sunday local time. After that, the storm is forecast to continue due north towards the southern tip of South Korea Monday, although southern mainland Japan is within the range of possible tracks.

The major concern with this typhoon is its destructive intensity. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) commentary describes a “very symmetric system” with a “persistent” eye surrounded by “a thick ring of deep convection” - readily apparent in satellite imagery.



Here's a hug for everyone in this monster's path