Typhoon Hinnamnor could possibly be the strongest storm to make landfall in South Korea’s recorded historical past.
The storm is producing tropical storm pressure winds over a large swath that additionally contains components of China and Japan.
Hinnamnor comes a few month after record-setting rainfall introduced lethal flooding to Seoul.
The phrases storm, hurricane and cyclone all seek advice from tropical cyclones; the time period that’s utilized to a given storm is determined by the place it originates. Typhoons develop within the northwestern Pacific and often have an effect on Asia. Hurricanes type within the North Atlantic, the northeastern Pacific, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico.
In the Atlantic, main hurricanes are outlined as tropical cyclones with most sustained winds of 111 m.p.h. or greater and are classed as both Category 3, 4 and 5 storms. But within the Asia Pacific area, there are variations in how particular person nations grade typhoons.