Real-time coverage of severeStorms event — Typhoon Noul — Pandita Data.
⛈️ OPEN LIVE 3D WEATHER ALERTSTyphoon Noul intensified rapidly over the western Pacific Ocean at 20°N, 119.3°E on July 24, 2026, posing extreme wind and storm surge threats to the Philippines, Taiwan, and southern Japan. The system is tracking northwest at approximately 15 km/h with maximum sustained winds exceeding 150 km/h, placing it in the severe typhoon category. Communities across the western Pacific rim face life-threatening coastal inundation, catastrophic wind damage, and inland flooding within 72 hours.
Typhoon Noul's rapid intensification results from exceptionally warm sea surface temperatures (29–31°C) in the Philippine Sea combined with low wind shear—ideal conditions for tropical cyclone organization. As the storm moves northwest, it will interact with the Kuroshio Current, a warm ocean conveyor belt that further energizes the system and delays weakening.
The western Pacific basin produces more tropical cyclones annually than any other region because of persistent warm waters, the Coriolis effect, and monsoon steering patterns. Storm surge occurs when the typhoon's pressure dome and winds push ocean water onto land; combined with July's astronomical high tides, surge heights could exceed 2 meters in exposed bays.
Pandita's real-time weather simulation integrates satellite infrared data from NOAA GOES-16 and microwave imagery to detect cloud-top temperatures and convective structure. Ocean surface wind vectors from NOAA scatterometry feed into 3D atmospheric models, enabling accurate track and intensity forecasting within 48 hours.
Storm surge is the deadliest hazard; the 1976 Typhoon Thelma killed 4,000+ in the Philippines through surge and inland flooding. Wind damage above 200 km/h causes structural failure. Rainfall rates can exceed 30 cm/day, triggering mudslides in mountainous terrain. The Philippines and Taiwan experience 5–6 direct typhoon strikes annually on average.
Monitor Pandita Data's real-time typhoon simulation to track Noul's exact track, intensity updates, and storm surge vulnerability maps across the Philippine archipelago and Taiwan strait.