Friday, October 10, 2014

U.S. Air Bases On Okinawa And In Japan Put On High Alert For Typhoon Vongfong



Japan Braces For Typhoon Vongfong; U.S. Air Bases Put On Alert -- NBC

TOKYO - Japan was preparing for Typhoon Vongfong on Friday, with the most powerful storm of the year packing winds gusting up to 156 mph as it powered north toward the Okinawa island chain that is home to U.S. military bases. Vongfong was downgraded from a "super typhoon" by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center Friday but was still the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane, threatening to dump up to 19 inches of rain on Okinawa.

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Update: U.S. Military Braces for Typhoon Vongfong to Hit Japan; Kadena Air Base on Okinawa Makes Final Preparations -- Weather.com

My Comment: Wow .... this is a monster Typhoon.

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