Super Typhoon Bavi is expected to impact Taiwan after hitting Rota and Guam. Photo courtesy of NOAA
After devastating the Northern Mariana Island of Rota and causing damage in Guam, Super Typhoon Bavi is setting its sights on Taiwan.
"The storm is equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane (130 mph) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale to the west of Saipan," AccuWeather international forecasting expert Jason Nicholls said.
Bavi is expected to produce destructive wind gusts around Taiwan and across eastern China from Friday into Monday. Wind gusts up to 160 mph, with an AccuWeather Local StormMax&trade of 200 mph, are anticipated and will result in power outages, structural damage and logistical delays.
The super typhoon is expected to maintain its intensity or strengthen slightly as it tracks west-northwest through at least Thursday. Bavi is expected to impact Taiwan and eastern China from Friday into Monday.
