Typhoon Kong-rey bashes Taiwan, the largest storm to hit island since 1996

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Typhoon Kong-rey bashes Taiwan, the largest storm to hit island since 1996

CNN World
By Eric Cheung and Kathleen Magramo
October 31, 2024

Heavy rains and high winds lashed Taiwan on Thursday as the largest storm to hit the island in nearly three decades made landfall along its southeast coast, killing at least one person and injuring dozens.

Typhoon Kong-rey packed winds approaching 200 kilometers per hour (125 mph), equivalent to a Category 3 Atlantic hurricane, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), as it made landfall in Taitung county on Thursday afternoon.

Kong-rey’s radius of maximum wind – how far the strongest winds are from its center – measured 320 kilometers (nearly 200 miles) on Wednesday evening, meaning it is the largest storm to hit Taiwan since Typhoon Herb in 1996, said Chang Chun-yao, a forecaster with the island’s Central Weather Administration.

A 56-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree while traveling by car in central Nantou county, according to Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC). At least 73 storm-related injuries have been reported across the island, it added.

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/31/asia/taiwan-typhoon-kong-rey-landfall-intl-hnk/index.html

[libertybele]

That's a massive storm and this has been a terrible year for weather. So much loss of life and  devastation. 

They are predicting more storms that could affect the U.S. until mid November and perhaps even into December.

https://www.pnj.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2024/10/29/end-of-hurricane-season-named-storms/75916055007/

[PeteS in CA]

Taitung county is on the opposite corner of the island from Taipei, but that 200 mile radius mean the whole island is getting hit.