NASA's Terra Satellite Image Shows Twin Typhoons Headed for Double China Landfall

Posted on August 4, 2012

This impressive satellite image shows two typhoons headed for a double China landfall. At the time the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured the image (August 1st), Typhoon Saola was approaching Taiwan, and Typhoon Damrey was approaching southern Japan.

Both of the typhoons did end up hitting China. Both storms were around tropical storm strength - about 60 mph - when they made landfall. Accuweather reports that Typhoon Damrey made landfall about 200 miles north of Shanghai on Thursday night. Typhoon Saola hit China to the south of Shanghai on early Friday after first hitting northeastern Taiwan on Thursday.

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