you feel typhoon force winds. look at that. the joint typhoon warning center upgrades this to super typhoon status as well. about 230 kilometer per hour wind gusts possible as it reaches the eastern shores of taiwan. it moves over this mountainous country and then moves across the taiwan straits wrapping in a significant amount of moisture. creates a storm surge rah long the coast of taiwan as well as the possibility of extreme wind gusts for taipei. the infrastructure within that city is prone to hold up against powerful typhoons just like this. one can only hope that does take place. here's the forecast for the southern ryuku islands. wind gusts in excess of 170 kilometers per hour over the next 12 hours. the rainfall totals will lead to the possibility of landslides and mudslides across much of