The birth of a storm: Image of tropical depression W15 taken a few hours ago (See the arrow). Typhoon Kalmaegi has been born.
A tropical depression has formed east of Philippines. It has been named 15W. An innocuous title. But when one thinks what it is going to turn into one shudders a little.
The system is going to intensify into a raging typhoon. And it is going to hit northern Philippines on September 15th with winds of 185 kph which may peak at a massive 232 kph!
I suppose the Philippines authorities must have already swung into action. The country is no stranger to cyclones but this system is going to be big bad and very mean.
The worst affected areas will be in northern part of the country. Ilocos, Cordillera, and Cagayan Valley will be worst affected. Capital Manila (Quezon City) will escape from the strongest winds but will receive heavy rains.
What is not widely known is that this cyclone Kalmaegi is not going to dissipate after hitting Philippines. It will lose some steam as it cross northern Philippines but will gain strength in the South China Sea. It will then turn into what we call a "monster" storm and move westward. It will hit southern Guangdong province of China with great ferocity on September 17, 2014, noon (local time). The affected areas will be Leizhou, Wushi and perhaps Zhanjiang.
Twelve hours later. September 17, 2014 night Kalmaegi will impact north Vietnam. Haiphong will face the brunt of the fury of the storm. Massive wind speeds and torrential rains will what Haiphong and Hanoi will witness on that night.
This is how Kalmaegi will go says JTWC (Joint Typhoon Warning Center)
Also read: Kalmaegi will be slightly weaker than expected.
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