Surigae morphs into a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon. Surigae continues hurtling east-northeast away from Okinawa over open water. (Photo courtesy of Joint Typhoon Warning Center)
11:35 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, Japan time: Surigae enjoyed a brief life as a super typhoon. The Category 4-equivalent beast continues moving east-northeast away from Okinawa, and this should be our final report on Surigae.
At 9 a.m. Japan time Monday, Surigae was about 190 miles east of Kadena Air Base, moving east-northeast at 10 mph, packing 140-mph sustained winds and 170-mph gusts at storm’s center. U.S. bases on Okinawa remained in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4 through Monday morning.
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