Typhoon Tapah heading now towards Busan
- 5 years ago
태풍 타파 제주 지나, 남해로... 부산 10시경 최근접
We begin with the latest on Typhoon Tapah which is currently in waters near Korea's Jeju Island.
The 17th typhoon of the season is expected to travel northward,... affecting the southern coastal regions of the country in particular.
For more on how the storm could affect weather conditions here in Korea,... we have our Lee Jee-hyun who's standing by at the weather center.
Jee-hyun, what's the latest?
Hello Soo-young.
Tapah passed through Jeju a couple of hours ago and it continues moving in a northeasterly direction but also moving at a faster pace. The typhoon is now heading towards near Yeosu in Jeollanam-do Province and will reach the southeastern port city of Busan around 10 PM tonight. Then it will approach near Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo in the East Sea early Monday.
Typhoon Tapah is a very wet storm. Nearly 700 millimeters of rain was seen in some mountainous regions on Jeju in less than 24 hours, and more than 200 millimeters in the Jeolla-do and Gyeongsang-do Provinces. Brace for more rainstorms into early tomorrow.
Jeju and the eastern coastal regions are expected to see more than 400 millimeters of rain. The typhoon is also packing winds of 125 to 160 kilometers per hour, strong enough to uproot trees and damage power lines.
Typhoon related weather alerts are in place across various parts of the nation,... and it's very likely strong wind advisory will also be issued in the capital areas and Gangwon-do Province in the coming hours. Be careful and keep yourself up-to-date.
We begin with the latest on Typhoon Tapah which is currently in waters near Korea's Jeju Island.
The 17th typhoon of the season is expected to travel northward,... affecting the southern coastal regions of the country in particular.
For more on how the storm could affect weather conditions here in Korea,... we have our Lee Jee-hyun who's standing by at the weather center.
Jee-hyun, what's the latest?
Hello Soo-young.
Tapah passed through Jeju a couple of hours ago and it continues moving in a northeasterly direction but also moving at a faster pace. The typhoon is now heading towards near Yeosu in Jeollanam-do Province and will reach the southeastern port city of Busan around 10 PM tonight. Then it will approach near Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo in the East Sea early Monday.
Typhoon Tapah is a very wet storm. Nearly 700 millimeters of rain was seen in some mountainous regions on Jeju in less than 24 hours, and more than 200 millimeters in the Jeolla-do and Gyeongsang-do Provinces. Brace for more rainstorms into early tomorrow.
Jeju and the eastern coastal regions are expected to see more than 400 millimeters of rain. The typhoon is also packing winds of 125 to 160 kilometers per hour, strong enough to uproot trees and damage power lines.
Typhoon related weather alerts are in place across various parts of the nation,... and it's very likely strong wind advisory will also be issued in the capital areas and Gangwon-do Province in the coming hours. Be careful and keep yourself up-to-date.