Typhoon Nepartak intensified rapidly on Tuesday and it is now the equivalent of a major hurricane.  At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday the center of Typhoon Nepartak was located at latitude 17.6°N and longitude 132.7°E which put it about 945 miles (1525 km) east-southeast of Taipei, Taiwan.  Nepartak was moving toward west-northwest at 21 m.p.h. … Continue reading Typhoon Nepartak Rapidly Intensifies As It Moves Toward Taiwan