Typhoon No. 30 Set to Become Very Strong Near Okinawa
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Typhoon No. 30 is expected to become very strong as it moves toward the sea south of Okinawa.
According to the latest forecast, the storm will reach this area on October 22.
Weather expert Yumiko Nakagawa says the maximum instantaneous wind speed could reach 70 meters per second.
This kind of speed shows the strongest gust the wind can produce for a short time.
Experts say October is often the month when typhoons develop the most.
Some past typhoons have reached extremely low pressure, with records as low as 870 hPa.
Lower air pressure usually means a typhoon has greater intensity and stronger winds.
Japan's weather agency, along with forecasters from the US military and Europe, are tracking the storm's expected path.
These groups are trying to predict whether the typhoon could affect Japan directly.
Different forecasting centers may produce slightly different predictions about the typhoon's movement.
People living in southern Japan are being told to watch for updates closely.
Typhoon season often brings heavy rain, strong winds, and the risk of flooding.
Officials will likely give more details as the storm gets closer.
Residents are advised to prepare in case the typhoon's path changes toward Japan.
Vocabulary10 words
- typhoon
- a very big, powerful storm with strong wind and rain
- forecast
- a prediction about what weather will happen
- instantaneous wind speed
- the fastest wind speed measured at one short moment
- develop
- to grow stronger or more powerful
- pressure
- the force of air pushing down in an area
- hPa
- a unit used to measure air pressure
- intensity
- the strength or power of something
- path
- the route or direction something is moving
- track
- to follow the movement of something
- flooding
- when water covers land that is usually dry
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Typhoon No. 30 is expected to become very _____ as it moves toward the sea south of Okinawa.
According to the latest _____, the storm will reach this area on October 22.
Weather expert Yumiko Nakagawa says the maximum _____ wind speed could reach 70 meters per second.
This kind of speed shows the strongest _____ the wind can produce for a short time.
Experts say October is often the month when typhoons _____ the most.
Some past typhoons have reached extremely low _____, with records as low as 870 hPa.
Lower air pressure usually means a typhoon has greater _____ and stronger winds.
Japan's weather agency, along with forecasters from the US military and Europe, are _____ the storm's expected path.
These groups are trying to predict whether the typhoon could affect Japan _____.
Residents are advised to _____ in case the typhoon's path changes toward Japan.
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