This week, Typhoon Hinnamnor developed into the most powerful tropical
cyclone recorded on Earth so far in 2022. AccuWeather meteorologists warn the
typhoon will cause life-threatening flooding, destructive wind gusts as high as
185 mph, and disruptions to the energy and commerce sectors across the
southern islands of Japan and parts of South Korea.
As of early Thursday morning local time, the typhoon had one-minute
sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h), equivalent to a Category 4 major
hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale in the Atlantic and
East Pacific basins. Wind gusts were estimated to be 165 mph (265 km/h).
Satellite imagery showed that the storm had a well-defined eye.
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