Typhoon Fung Wong Strengthens on the Way to China
Having lashed Taiwan Monday morning, Fung Wong continued to strengthen as it headed towards China coast with winds of about 153 km/h (95 mph).
Fung Wong satellite image [Source: NOAA – MTSAT Northwest Pacific Imagery]
Fung Wong is expected to make landfall between Xiapu and Jinjiang counties on the coast of China by midnight (local time) on Monday.
About 275,000 people in China’s Fujian province have been evacuated.
Fung Wong, the eighth tropical storm to strike China’s coast this year, is reportedly the strongest one to date.
Fung-Wong – Tropical Rainfall Potential (TRaP)
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) – NOAA