Latest updates: Storm (Jimmy) develops into a Category 1 hurricane accompanied by severe thunderstorms and heavy rains

Arabia Weather - Weather specialists at the Arabia Weather Weather Control Center are monitoring the latest indications from the internally developed remote sensing systems, in addition to what the monitoring systems are monitoring about the development of the tropical storm into a first-degree hurricane (Gaemi/Jimmy), which is now present over the waters of the Philippine Sea. Very large amounts of cumulonimbus clouds are wrapped around it, carrying large amounts of rain and thunderstorms, accompanied by strong winds reaching a speed of 145 km/hour, now affecting the Philippines with heavy rains and high waves, threatening floods.

According to the latest observations received from the Air Traffic Control Center regarding Hurricane Jimmy:

-Maximum wind speed: 145 km/h

- The lowest observed value of atmospheric pressure at the center of the hurricane eye is: 968 millibars

- Maximum wave height observed: 13 metres

- Geographical coordinates: (longitude: 125 north, latitude: 20 north).

Weather Monitoring Center: Forecasts indicate that the typhoon will move west and hit Taiwan directly

After monitoring the latest computer modeling data at the Arabian Weather Center, the hurricane is expected to move west into the waters of the Philippine Sea to hit Taiwan hard on Wednesday before retreating on Thursday and Friday when it reaches China, but it also threatens with floods and landslides. The path and intensity forecasts can be stated in the following points according to the latest updates, and they are subject to updating according to developments that may occur in the hurricane:

Tuesday: Advanced weather maps at the Arab Regional Weather Center indicate that current forecasts show the hurricane moving west and affecting the Philippines and the islands of Japan with strong winds and huge thunderstorms, accompanied by huge amounts of rain that threaten floods in several areas.

Wednesday: Further development into hurricane status is likely to occur, reaching the second category with wind speeds of 162 km/hour, and it will then hit Taiwan directly with extremely heavy torrential rains and strong winds, threatening catastrophic floods as a result of sea tides and huge amounts of rain that may exceed what is recorded in other countries. Arabia within years, as rainfall amounts may exceed 1000 mm within a matter of days, which is the amount of rain that falls on some areas of the Arab world over decades.

Thursday: The hurricane moves towards the East China Sea and continues to have a direct impact on Taiwan before the eye of the hurricane gradually moves towards the eastern coast of China, bringing with it strong winds, severe rain, rough waves, and the dangers of floods and landslides are very present.

God knows.

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