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Winter typhoon to bring heavy rains - TW

posted by admin on Thursday December 02, @10:09PM

from the you're-not-in-kansas-anymore! dept.

OUT OF SEASON: Storms of this magnitude are rare this time of year, and this could be the first typhoon to hit the nation in December in meteorological history

By Chiu Yu-Tzu
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, Dec 03, 2004,Page 1
http://www.taipeitimes.com

Taiwan is expected to be hit by Typhoon Nanmadol today, an unusual storm in wintertime, and heavy rainfall might occur in the northern, northeastern and eastern parts of the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

Forecasters said yesterday that southern Taiwan would be affected by the storm early today.

If so, Nanmadol will be the first typhoon striking Taiwan in December in meteorological history.

Typhoon Nanmadol
The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Nanmadol at 02:00 UTC on December 1, 2004. At the time this image was taken Nanmadol was located approximately 390 miles west-northwest of Yap and was moving at a brisk 28 mph towards the west-northwest. Maximum sustained winds were near 120 mph with higher gusts to 150 mph.

NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team.

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