We zullen het wel zien. Eerst vanavond maar eens gezellig aan de hairy crabs met de Chinese vrienden. En morgen haal ik wel alvast eten in huis voordat het absurd hard gaat regenen. En natuurlijk het terras opruimen. Want we kunnen het natuurlijk niet hebben dat straks mijn tuinset 4 verdiepingen naar beneden valt.
Wordt vervolgd!
Super typhoon Usagi, strongest storm on Earth in 2013, may strike Hong Kong Sunday
In the last 24 hours, a cyclone in the west Pacific has explosively intensified, and is on a track towards Hong Kong.
The storm – named Usagi – has achieved super typhoon status, after an amazing burst in its peak winds from 75 mph Tuesday to over 160 mph today. (Typhoons become “super typhoons” if their peak winds reach 150 mph or higher). It is now equivalent to a category 5 hurricane.
Usagi is now the strongest storm to form on Earth in 2013, more intense than Utor(peak winds of 150 mph) and Soulik (peak winds of 145 mph), also west Pacific typhoons.
The storm’s satellite presentation is immaculate, perfectly symmetric and accentuated with a pin-hole eye.
Infrared satellite view of super typhoon Usagi (NOAA)
As it heads due west, it is expected to maintain its strength for the next 24 hours. Then it might bend a bit to the north and begin to gradually weaken according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
Track and intensity forecast for super typhoon Usagi (Joint Typhoon Warning Center)
Usagi first has southern Taiwan in its sights. The center of the storm is forecast to pass just south of Taiwan, but its northeast quadrant – typically the most powerful, is likely to lash Taiwan’s south and east coast. Copious amounts of rain, damaging winds, and a substantial storm surge are possible there, particularly Saturday.
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