Nida Explode into a Category 5 Super Typhoon!
Super Typhoon Nida early on Nov. 25 that shows a perfectly symmetrical storm and a clear eye, both hallmarks of a powerful typhoon.
Typhoon Nida is in a favorable environment that has enabled it to intensify faster and stronger than previously forecast, and has now exploded into a Super typhoon. powerful thunderstorm cloud tops (colder than -63F) in Nida in this infrared image Nov. 25 at 0347 UTC. Nida is a Category 5 storm with sustained winds near 172 mph. Nida was about 155 miles west-southwest of Guam, near 12.6 North latitude and 142.2 East longitude. It was moving to the northwest near 15 mph, and its powerful winds were kicking up dangerously high waves up to 44 feet high! |
