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   September 27, 2022 - Super Typhoon Noru   
      
      Noru   
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      After undergoing extremely rapid intensification, Super Typhoon Noru   
      slammed into the Philippines on September 25, 2022. The storm first   
      struck the Polillo Islands carrying maximum sustained winds of about   
      130 mph (209 km/h), or the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane on the   
      Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Noru then made a second landfall   
      about 55 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Manila on the populous   
      island of Luzon.   
      
      According to ReliefWeb, Super Typhoon Noru (locally called Karding) was   
      the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. At least six   
      people have died—five of which were emergency responders. The storm   
      also knocked out power to two provinces and forced the evacuation of at   
      least 75,000 people.   
      
      The storm showed stunning rapid intensification on September 24, with   
      maximum sustained winds leaping from 85 mph (137 km/h) to 155 mph (249   
      km/h) in only six hours. That is the equivalent of an Atlantic   
      hurricane strengthening from a minor Category 1 storm to a strong   
      Category 5 storm. Meteorologists have only recorded a handful of storms   
      that have ever intensified so much so quickly. The technical definition   
      of “rapid intensification” of a tropical cyclone is a storm with winds   
      that increase by at least 55 kilometers (35 miles) per hour in a   
      24-hour period.   
      
      On September 26, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      Super Typhoon Noru spinning over the South China Sea after crossing the   
      island of Luzon, Philippines. Near that time, maximum sustained winds   
      had dropped to about 90 mph (145 km/h), which is the equivalent of a   
      Category 1 storm.   
      
      At 11:00 p.m. EDT on September 26 (0300 UTC on September 27), the Joint   
      Typhoon Warning Center advised that Typhoon Noru was located about 590   
      miles (950 km) west of Manila, Philippines and was tracking westward at   
      19.5 mph (31 km/h). The storm was rapidly intensifying a second time,   
      with winds estimated at 144 mph (232 km/h), which is Category 4   
      strength.   
      
      Over the next 24 hours, Noru will be encountering increasing vertical   
      wind shear, which should cause the winds to drop somewhat before making   
      landfall in central Vietnam on September 27-28.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 9/26/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (544.8 KB),  500m (1.7 MB),  250m (5 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-09-27   
       
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