Typhoon Usagi, Cat 4, Targets Japanese Island of Kyushu

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By Chris Mooney
Aug 1, 2007 2:10 AMNov 5, 2019 10:17 AM

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Man. Japan is getting it bad lately. Just weeks after Supertyphoon Man Yi, another powerful storm is barreling in. Here's the latest satellite image of Typhoon Usagi, just pronounced a Cat 4 with 115 knot sustained winds by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, with an expected intensification to supertyphoon status in the next 24 hours:

And here is the storm's expected track, pointing straight towards Japan's southern island of Kyushu:

Watch out...

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