The storm has a monstrous appearance of meteorological perfection, with a central core of towering thunderstorms ringing a small, calm eye in the center.*
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Japan Meteorological Agency and the Central Weather Bureau in Taiwan all forecast the storm will make landfall somewhere in central Taiwan on July 7 and 8. The intensity of the storm at that time is forecast to be greater than previous forecasts suggested, with projections for a strong Category 4 or weak Category 5 storm.* Read more...