Here is the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide this year.

It is Supertyphoon Jangmi, which will hit Taiwan tonight. Top winds are 155 mph.

Taiwan Central Weather Bureau

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Kyle becomes a hurricane…Tropical Storm Warning issued for a
part of the coast of Maine.

A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for the coast of Maine from
Stonington eastward to Eastport. A Hurricane Watch means that
hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area…generally
within 36 hours.

At 5 PM EDT…a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect along
the coast of Maine from Port Clyde eastward to Eastport. A Tropical
Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected
within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

A tropical storm watch remains in effect for the coast of Maine
south of Port Clyde to Cape Elizabeth…including the Portland
area. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions
are possible within the watch area…generally within 36 hours.

The government of Canada has issued a Hurricane Watch and a Tropical
Storm Warning for southwestern Nova Scotia. A tropical storm watch
remains in effect for the remainder of Nova Scotia…and for
southwestern New Brunswick.

TropicalWX.com

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Hurricane Ike made landfall between Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula in the early morning of September 13th as a Category 2 hurricane.

The storm surge swept over the Island and Bolivar Peninsula. Homes and other buildings were pounded by waves and swept away by the surge. In many areas entire neighborhoods were swept completely off the land

Photographs and captions by the United States Geological Survey

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Get the latest forecasts, advisories, and tracking maps on Hurricane Ike.

http://tropicalwx.com

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