Guess I spoke too soon about ol’ Tembin. Making a move that I thought impossible, the
typhoon is turning around! It was headed
right for the mainland, but then did a little spiral and is headed right back
to Taiwan. Apparently this is due to
typhoon Bolaven, which is right behind Tembin and large enough to exert an influence
on Tembin’s path.
Just yesterday I was joking with Jess about how boring our
typhoon experience proved to be. I’m
pretty sure that Tembin got wind of my smart-aleck comment and turned
completely around to show this stupid Midwesterner what a Pacific Typhoon can
do.
In all seriousness, this could prove disastrous to Southern
Taiwan, which just experienced extremely heavy rainfall from Tembin the first
time around. Another deluge could bring
more flooding and mudslides. The rainfall from Tembin broke 100 year records in Taiwan with 600mm of rain (23 inches!).
I know that the US is also bracing for a major hurricane –
my thoughts are with those in Taiwan and in New Orleans. This proves that it doesn’t matter where in
the world you are, mother nature is always boss.
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