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South Korea remains watchful over another potential typhoon approach

South Korea remains watchful over another potential typhoon approach

Seoul: South Korea remains alert over the possibility of another typhoon approaching the country, though the chance seems to be slim at the moment, the country’s weather agency said Sunday. Typhoon Hagibis, the season’s 19th typhoon, took shape some 1,450 kilometers east of Guam at around 3 a.m., with a maximum wind speed at its […]

7 October , 2019Comments Off on South Korea remains watchful over another potential typhoon approachRead More

Typhoon Mitag likely to hit South Korea’s southern coast this week

Typhoon Mitag likely to hit South Korea’s southern coast this week

Seoul: Typhoon Mitag is expected to make landfall on South Korea’s southwest coast on Thursday but its strength may be weaker than anticipated after passing through Taiwan and the Chinese mainland, the local meteorological agency said. Mitag, the season’s 18th typhoon and the seventh to affect the Korean Peninsula this year, could bring powerful winds […]

1 October , 2019Comments Off on Typhoon Mitag likely to hit South Korea’s southern coast this weekRead More

Typhoon Tapah lashes South Korea with strong winds, heavy rains

Typhoon Tapah lashes South Korea with strong winds, heavy rains

Seoul: Typhoon Tapah lashed southern parts of South Korea on Sunday, with strong winds and heavy rains blamed for the death of at least one person and two injuries, as well as the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The powerful typhoon, packing wind gusts of 126 kph with an atmospheric pressure of 970 hectopascals at […]

22 September , 2019Comments Off on Typhoon Tapah lashes South Korea with strong winds, heavy rainsRead More

Typhoon Tapah forecast to bring heavy rain to southern South Korea

Typhoon Tapah forecast to bring heavy rain to southern South Korea

Seoul: The southern part of South Korea is expected to experience downpours and strong winds over the weekend as a small slow-moving typhoon is approaching from the south, the state-run weather agency said Friday. Typhoon Tapah, this year’s 17th, took shape 470 kilometers south of Japan’s Okinawa in the western Pacific Ocean the previous day […]

20 September , 2019Comments Off on Typhoon Tapah forecast to bring heavy rain to southern South KoreaRead More

Typhoon Lingling approaches South Korea

Typhoon Lingling approaches South Korea

Seoul: A powerful typhoon is quickly moving upward to South Korea, with strong winds and heavy rain expected to pound the country soon, the weather agency said Friday. Typhoon Lingling, this year’s 13th typhoon, passed seas northwest of Okinawa, Japan, at a speed of 20-30 kph at 7 a.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Association. […]

6 September , 2019Comments Off on Typhoon Lingling approaches South KoreaRead More

Typhoon Lingling likely to affect S. Korea as early as Friday

Typhoon Lingling likely to affect S. Korea as early as Friday

Seoul: Typhoon Lingling is forecast to affect South Korea as early as Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the southern and western regions of the country, the state weather agency said Wednesday. The typhoon was moving northeast at 5 km per hour in waters 450 km southeast of Taipei as of 3 p.m., […]

5 September , 2019Comments Off on Typhoon Lingling likely to affect S. Korea as early as FridayRead More

Korea’s southern regions on alert for typhoon

Korea’s southern regions on alert for typhoon

South Korea’s southern regions, already battered by seasonal downpours, face a fresh threat from an approaching typhoon, which is forecast to make landfall this weekend. Heavy rain alerts have already been issued for many parts of Jeju Island and southern provinces as of Friday morning with precipitation ranged from 60 millimeters to 130 millimeters. The […]

19 July , 2019Comments Off on Korea’s southern regions on alert for typhoonRead More

Powerful typhoon approaches Korea

Powerful typhoon approaches Korea

Korea is on high alert as powerful Typhoon Soulik is set to batter the country with downpours and thunderstorms over the next few days. It is forecast to become the first typhoon in six years to make landfall on the Korean Peninsula Thursday night and pass through by Friday morning, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) […]

22 August , 2018Comments Off on Powerful typhoon approaches KoreaRead More

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