Sanba will be category 3 Hurricane when it hits Okinawa..Japan

Sanba peaked in intensity Thursday into early Friday as a super typhoon with top sustained winds of 175 mph. Although Sanba weakened during the day on Friday, it remains a powerful typhoon.

Last Edited by taniatarn on 09/15/2012 07:03 AM

The latest forecast track takes Sanba near the island of Okinawa on Saturday (U.S. time) with winds equivalent to a strong Category 3 hurricane.

DHAKA: Parts of Manila were under six feet of floodwater on Saturday after heavy rain lashed the capital overnight, forcing more than 400 people to flee their homes, officials said.

The strong typhoon lurking in the region.......was adding to the wild weather.

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Typhoon Sanba, located in the Pacific about 310km south of Okinawa at 0700 GMT, was forecast to make landfall early on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

It was expected to move over the East China Sea and reach a strait between the Korean peninsula and Japan’s main island of Kyushu on Monday afternoon.

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines cancelled a total of 76 flights to and from Okinawa, affecting 17,000 passengers, airline officials said, reports The Straits Times.

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In exact middle of eye of #typhoon #Sanba in Higashi, it couldn't have come soon enough. That eyewall was HELL

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Last Edited by taniatarn on 09/15/2012 05:43 PM

This is not a big deal. Jesus Christ get a life.