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Typhoon Jangmi Category 1 Eye Spotted, Heading Toward Japan

6/4/2026

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Nighttime VIIRS images on May 30-31 showed Typhoon Jangmi’s eye and eyewall over the Philippine Sea.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center recorded 1-minute winds of 120 km/h on May 30, classifying the storm as a Category 1 hurricane and forecasting a turn toward the Amami region on June 1-2.
Meteorologist Scott Braun of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center said the eye’s size and mesocyclone are typical, forecasting heavy rain along Japan’s Pacific coast.

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Nighttime VIIRS images on May 30-31 showed Typhoon Jangmi’s eye and eyewall over the Philippine Sea.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center recorded 1-minute winds of 120 km/h on May 30, classifying the storm as a Category 1 hurricane and forecasting a turn toward the Amami region on June 1-2.
Meteorologist Scott Braun of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center said the eye’s size and mesocyclone are typical, forecasting heavy rain along Japan’s Pacific coast.