Typhoon Usagi, Cat 4, Targets Japanese Island of Kyushu

Man. Japan is getting it bad lately. Just weeks after Supertyphoon Man Yi, another powerful storm is barreling in. Here's the latest satellite image of Typhoon Usagi, just pronounced a Cat 4 with 115 knot sustained winds by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, with an expected intensification to supertyphoon status in the next 24 hours:

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And here is the storm's expected track, pointing straight towards Japan's southern island of Kyushu:

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