Super Typhoon Kong-rey: Warning Taiwan could take a DIRECT HIT from weather phenomenon

Whilst it is predicted to veer towards Japan’s Ryuksu islands rather than impacting Taiwan directly, the path is still uncertain and could potentially maintain its westerly path.

If Kong-rey does keep to this westerly path it could hit Taiwan instead, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

Japan, Taiwan, eastern China and Korea have all been told they must stay on alert.

The storm has rapidly intensified and now reached Super Typhoon status, meaning it has sustained winds of over 150mph.

It could strengthen further, but it is expected to then weaken before it makes landfall on Thursday or Friday.

The Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan’s meteorological institution, said that the periphery of the storm will bring downpours of rain to the area.

Strong winds of up to level 8 and 9 will be seen in areas north of Chiayi, eastern Taiwan, and coastal and open areas of Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.

Large waves will also be seen in coastal areas and those near the beach have been advised to “exercise caution”.

As of 9pm last night (2am local time) the storm was located 1,460km east-southeast of Taiwan’s southernmost tip of Eluanbi and moving west-northwest at about 10mph.

AccuWeather Meteorologist Rob Richard said: “After threatening the Ryukyu Islands, scenarios for Kong-rey’s expected track around the start of the next weekend range from the Typhoon targeting Taiwan and/or eastern China or curving northwestward to mainland Japan or the Korean Peninsula.”

Over the weekend, the Kong-rey brought rain, gusts and high surf to Guam, a US territory in the western Pacific.

Japan is bracing itself for yet another typhoon just days after Typhoon Trami caused chaos on the island of Okinawa and killed two people.

There was widespread damage, power cuts for hundreds of thousands of residents, and around 120 people suffered injuries.

Nearly 3.7million people were advised to evacuate ahead of Trami about around 1,000 flights were cancelled.

According to the Japanese Meteorologist Agency, the typhoon hit Japan with 125mph winds on Saturday.

These are the latest in a devastating season for the area, with Super Typhoon Mangkhut raking through the Philippines, southeastern China and Hong Kong, and Typhoon Jebi wreaking havoc in Japan.