.Tropical Storm Kajiki takes shape, Tropical Storm Lingling to bring heavy rains to Taiwan on Sept. 4, 5
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/09/03
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
CWB map of projected path of two storms.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tropical Storm Kajiki officially formed this morning (Sept. 3), while Tropical Storm Lingling is projected to come closest to Taiwan on Wednesday and Thursday (Sept. 4 and 5), likely bringing heavy rain.
At 4 a.m. this morning, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) announced that a tropical depression in the Gulf of Tonkin has officially developed into Tropical Storm Kajiki (劍魚, marlin), the 14th tropical storm of the year. It is currently predicted to turn northeast toward and churn up the coast of southern China, but is not currently expected to affect Taiwan directly.
Tropical Storm Lingling
As of 2 a.m. this morning, the center of Tropical Storm Lingling was located at 18.9 degrees north latitude and 124.0 degrees east longitude, moving northwest at a speed of 18 kilometers per hour (kph). The storm is packing maximum sustained winds of 82.8 kph with gusts of up to 108 kph.
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