"Heavy Rain and Strong Winds from Typhoon Khanun... Roofs May Be Blown Away"

Kanun Likely to Cross into North Korea Early Morning on the 11th
Need to Monitor the 7th Typhoon Moving Northward in Succession

At 7 a.m. on the 10th, Typhoon No. 6 'Khanun,' which moved northward up to 70 km south of Tongyeong, Gyeongnam, is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds.

Park Jeong-min, a forecaster at the Korea Meteorological Administration, appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' on the same day and said, "There will be very strong maximum instantaneous wind speeds of around 40 m/s mainly along the Gyeongsang coastal area and some parts of the southern coast. As the typhoon moves inland and northward, friction will cause it to weaken gradually, so the wind speeds will decrease to about 25-35 m/s mainly in the southern regions and Gangwon Yeongdong, and around 15-25 m/s in Seoul."

Forecaster Park explained, "Wind speeds of around 40 m/s can blow off roofs at home, and wind speeds of 15-25 m/s are very strong winds that are rarely felt under normal, non-typhoon conditions."

On the morning of the 10th, an official from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters is checking the typhoon's path in the situation room inside the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

Heavy rain is also forecasted. Forecaster Park said, "In many places in the Gangwon Yeongdong region, rainfall is expected to exceed about 500 mm, and along the coastal areas of Gyeongsang and some inland regions, as well as the eastern southern coast and inland areas of Jeonnam, heavy rain of 200-300 mm is expected. Especially since the typhoon is moving northward along the inland of our country, other regions, particularly Seoul, are also expected to receive very heavy rain of about 100-200 mm."

Khanun's speed is relatively slow. Forecaster Park said, "When the typhoon moves northward to the latitude near our country, a speed of 22 km/h is not fast but rather slow. It is expected that the typhoon will continue moving slowly northward, passing east of Seoul and crossing into North Korea around dawn tomorrow."

Regarding Typhoon No. 7 'Ran,' which is currently moving northward toward Japan, he said, "Since the forecast period is still long, it is expected that it will not affect our country. However, after a typhoon passes, the pressure system reorganizes and a path is formed again, so please check the latest weather and typhoon information."

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