Typhoon Nangka intensified rapidly into a strong typhoon on Monday.  At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Typhoon Nanga was located at latitude 13.2°N and longitude 155.0°E which put it about 670 miles (1080 km) east-southeast of Saipan.  Nangka was moving toward the west-northwest at 13 m.p.h. (21 km/h).  The maximum sustained wind … Continue reading Nangka Intensifies Rapidly Into a Strong Typhoon