140 mph Typhoon Vongfong Approaches Okinawa

October 10th, 2014 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.

Here’s the NASA MODIS image of 140 mph Typhoon Vongfong from several hours ago, which I have displayed in Google Earth, as it approaches Okinawa (click for full size version):

Typhoon Vongfong, at 140 mph intensity, as seen by the NASA MODIS instrument midday October 10, 2014

Typhoon Vongfong, at 140 mph intensity, as seen by the NASA MODIS instrument midday October 10, 2014

As seen in the latest forecast track, Vongfong is expected to make a direct hit on Okinawa, then progress up through the main islands of southern Japan.


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