On September 14, 2022, simply after 1 p.m. regional time, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi-NPP satellite obtained this natural-color image of Muifa as it was approaching southeastern China. Muifa had actually sustained winds of 80 knots (90 miles per hour/150 kilometers per hour), with gusts up to 100 knots (115 miles per hour/185 kilometers per hour) at that time.
Previously this week, Typhoon Muifa battered Japans Ryukyu Islands. Taiwan was likewise soaked by outer bands of Muifa as it passed.
Natural-color satellite image of Muifa as it was approaching southeastern China on September 14, 2022.
Tropical storm Muifa made landfall two times near Chinas biggest city and several of the worlds significant shipping ports on September 14, 2022. First, the tropical storm crossed over land at Zhoushan Island, then it passed over Hangzhou Bay, and it eventually came ashore in Shanghai.
According to news reports, it is the greatest storm to reach the Yangtze River Delta since Typhoon Damrey in 2012. In ferry, addition and shipping traffic were suspended, fishing boats were called into port, and flights to and from the region were canceled. Chinas Xinhua news agency reported that more than 1.3 million people were moved from Zhoushan before the arrival of the storm.
On September 14, 2022, just after 1 p.m. regional time, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi-NPP satellite obtained this natural-color picture of Muifa as it was approaching southeastern China. On September 14 at 10:15 p.m. (14:15 Universal Time), the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported that the center of the storm had moved offshore of Zhoushan and was about 90 miles (150 kilometers) south-southeast of Shanghai. Muifa had actually sustained winds of 80 knots (90 miles per hour/150 kilometers per hour), with gusts approximately 100 knots (115 miles per hour/185 kilometers per hour) at that time.
Previously today, Typhoon Muifa damaged Japans Ryukyu Islands. These had currently been damaged by Typhoon Hinnamnor simply a week previously. Taiwan was likewise drenched by external bands of Muifa as it passed.
The Western Pacific tropical storm season extends throughout the entire year, the majority of storms typically form in between May and October. 6 of these have actually ended up being tropical storms. That may have prevented Muifa from magnifying even more.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, utilizing VIIRS information from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership.
