Super Typhoon Meranti

[DOUG]

This thing is huge and 180mph+ winds. Might mess up my travel to China next week.

From The Weather Channel Android App: https://weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/tropical-depression-sixteen-w-tropical-storm-typhoon-meranti-sep2016

[Blue J]

Cat 5's are definitely ones to watch.

[Danny Kinder]

That things a beast for sure!

[DOUG]

Maximum sustained winds were 190 mph as of 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday. This ties Typhoon Tip as the second-strongest tropical cyclone in the northwest Pacific since 1970, and makes it the strongest tropical cyclone anywhere on the globe so far in 2016.

[Big Dave]

DAMN!
I think I'd postpone the trip, just to be on the safe side.

[SemperFiArms]

When stationed in Japan we had a typhoon hit the island. Several us us drunks decided to have a party under this old wooden bridge next to one of the small rivers heading out. That one was only a cat 1 but the rain was still coming in sideways. We were all having a great time until we ran out of beer. Don't think we'd try that with anything stronger.

This monster is going to do a lot of damage and anyone left in it's path will have their lives in jeopardy.

[Cannonballkev]

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/history/typhoons-ww2-navy.htm

Typhoons are no joke!  In WWII, numerous ships were sunk or damaged and many men were killed.  The typhoons greatly hindered the navy's operations.
  My girlfriend is a History Professor and for part of her thesis, she interviewed WWII survivors, I went with her and helped her video the interviews.  Amazing stories from these men!  94 year old Bud, joined the Navy at 17 ( with parents permission) remembers it like it was yesterday.  With binoculars, from his ship, he saw the ACTUAL raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima ( the famous picture is actually a reenactment). At 22 years old, after the war, he spent several months in the hospital to " get his head straight" which is now known as PTSD.

Sorry to get off topic.