A storm packing 170 mph winds was bearing down on the southern end of Japan’s Okinawa Island, where locals and U.S. military personnel stationed at several bases were quickly stocking up and battening down.
Sanba, dubbed a “super typhoon” by meteorologists, is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. Named storms west of the international dateline in the Northwest Pacific Ocean are called typhoons, not hurricanes.
After swiping southern Okinawa this weekend, Sanba is projected to make landfall in South Korea with winds still above 100 mph.
“The center will pass close to Okinawa this weekend and then Sanba, in a less-intense but still potent state, is expected to reach South Korea Sunday night or Monday,”
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