Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Typhoon Jelawat Looms Off Taiwan, Bound for Disputed Islands

Taiwan warned of floods and landslides as the second super typhoon in two weeks ripped through the East China Sea and headed for islands where Chinese and Japanese vessels are in a territorial standoff.

Japan Air, ANA Cancel Flights as Super Typhoon Nears Okinawa

All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. canceled flights to Okinawa and the nearby island of Amamioshima today as typhoon Sanba approached the area southwest of the main Japanese islands.

Asia Typhoon Grounds Flights, Shuts Oil Refinery in Okinawa

Typhoon Bolaven hammered into Japan’s southernmost islands, forcing flight cancellations, the closing of an oil refinery and one of the highest weather alerts at the Kadena U.S. military base on Okinawa.

Tropical Storm Mindulle Strengthens Over South China Sea Off Vietnam Coast

Tropical Storm Mindulle gained strength off the eastern coast of Vietnam as the government issued a warning for floods and landslides and ordered the evacuation of people living near river mouths.

Typhoon Megi Hits China's Southern Coast, Leaves 11 Dead Crossing Taiwan

Typhoon Megi, which left at least 11 people dead as it skirted Taiwan and killed 26 in the Philippines, made landfall in Zhangpu city in China’s southeastern province of Fujian, the official Xinhua News Agency reported , citing authorities.

Typhoon Strengthens, May Hit Fukushima Nuke Plant

Typhoon Songda strengthened to a supertyphoon after battering the Philippines and headed for Japan on a track that may pass over the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant by May 30, a U.S. monitoring center said.

Tropical Cyclone Laila Lashes India, Killing Six

Tropical cyclone Laila strengthened and slowed as it neared India’s east coast, claiming at least six lives and disrupting crude oil output in the Bay of Benagal.

Typhoon Songda Nearing Tokyo Weakens to ’Extratropical Cyclone’

Typhoon Songda, the storm last week forecast to pass over Japan’s stricken nuclear plant, weakened to an "extratropical cyclone" after its forecast trajectory earlier moved south of Fukushima prefecture.

Typhoon Megi Kills Seven People in Taiwan, Heads for Southern China Coast

Typhoon Megi crossed Taiwan, killing at least seven people at a temple complex, leaving a busload of Chinese tourists missing and causing power outages before heading toward Xiamen in China’s southern Fujian province.

Philippines Issues Top Storm Alert, Emergency Services Brace for Typhoon

Supertyphoon Megi made landfall in the Philippines, dumping heavy rain and uprooting trees on the nation’s most populous island of Luzon. One man drowned after authorities declared an emergency state of calamity.

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