Tropical Storm Krathon strengthened into a typhoon Sunday, and is on a heading to make landfall at the southern tip of Taiwan, according to Central Weather Administration forecasters. The CWA upgraded the storm to a typhoon Sunday morning, a few hours after issuing a maritime warning for waters south and southeast of Taiwan. At 2:30 pm, Sunday, Krathon was located 430 kilometers southeast of Taiwan’s southernmost tip, Point Eluanbi. Krathon was moving west-northwest at 9 kilometers per hour. The storm

A tropical depression east of the Philippines intensified into a tropical storm this morning, September 28, and is expected to reach typhoon status, and affect Taiwan’s weather from Monday through Thursday. According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA), the tropical depression TD22 intensified into this year’s 18th named tropical storm, Krathon, at 8:00 am this morning. Krathon was located at 18.5 north, 125.4 east, moving south-southwest at 11 kilometers per hour. Krathon has a central air pressure of 998 hPa,