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phantom power

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Wed Aug 5, 2015, 11:45 AM Aug 2015

Super Typhoon Soudelor sustained winds 180mph. That is an F3 tornado.

Faster than expected.

Super Typhoon Soudelor vaulted to Category 5 status on Monday, making it the planet's sixth (at least--see below) Category 5 storm of the year. At 2:00 pm EDT Monday, Soudelor’s sustained winds were estimated at 180 mph, with the strength unchanged in the 8:00 pm EDT Monday update from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). For the year thus far, Soudelor is Earth’s strongest tropical cyclone in terms of estimated wind speed. The Weather Channel’s Nick Wiltg...

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Super Typhoon Soudelor sustained winds 180mph. That is an F3 tornado. (Original Post) phantom power Aug 2015 OP
We're going to haave to change that mantra pscot Aug 2015 #1
Faster than expected, stronger than expected . . . . hatrack Aug 2015 #2
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