Typhoon GIF Will Rock Your Socks Off

Yeah, yeah. I know that I said that that tornado the other day was probably the coolest weather entity I’d ever seen. Well, I lied.

I have never seen anything like this. The tropical pacific has been almost ridiculously active recently, with 3 Super Typhoons forming by the end of May. But now, we have a strong Typhoon churning across the pacific named Nangka. And it has given us this beautiful gif (be patient; this takes forever to load).

That is a) an enormous file, and b) an awesome, 12 hour loop of satellite images taken every 2 minutes. This allows us to get a glimpse into a day in the life cycle of an incredible typhoon.

This storm is likely to hit Japan, and dump up to a foot of rain across the country (The Washington Post). Keep those folks in your thoughts and prayers over the next few days as this will likely be a significant issue.