Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Monsoon Season Over, Typhoon Season Begins

My guy friends told me that while they were camping on Jejudo in July, a typhoon hit. Of course, I didn't believe them because they're always exaggerating. However, now I believe that it may have happened.

So says the Korea Times:

"A typhoon is fast approaching the Korean Peninsula, with heavy rains and winds forecast for Thursday.

Jeju Island is expected to be hit first, Wednesday, and then the entire country will be drenched through Thursday, the KMA said.

In particular, heavy rains of more than 120 millimeters are expected on the southern and western coasts.
“Some regions may see torrential downpours of more than 40 millimeters of rain per hour,” Kim said. "

It looks like Gwangju will be hit hard, because we're southwest. The clouds already today (Wednesday) are incredibly dark.

On a side note, I've been back for a week and a half at this point, and didn't see the sun until this morning. It's sad when that nice weather is replaced by typhoon-like conditions...

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