Typhoon Soudelor: Earth’s strongest storm in 2015

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A U.S. satellite shows the rate of rain in Typhoon Soudelor on August 6. The heaviest rain was falling at a rate of close to 70 mm (2.4 inches) per hour in a strong thunderstorm band southwest of the center. NASA/GPM

Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in Hualien City on the island of Taiwan according to China’s National Meteorological Center.

China’s weather service is now issuing updates on the storm every hour.

Mark Elliott of The Weather Channel on Typhoon Soudelor’s approach

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China’s National Meteorological Administration is issuing updates on Typhoon Soudelor every hour. This is what the track looked like on approach to Taiwan.

When Typhoon Soudelor hits the Chinese mainland it will be a weaker storm, according to the U.S.-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center.