Atlanta (CNN)After the northwest Pacific experienced the longest streak on record without a named storm, the first one of the season means business. Nepartak developed on Sunday in the open waters of the Pacific, south of Guam. This ended a 200-day stretch without a named storm, dating back to December 17, 2015. In the 48 hours since it developed, the storm has rapidly strengthened into a super typhoon. In 24 hours Nepartak went from a tropical storm with winds of 110 kph (70 mph) to a super typhoon with winds of 240 kph (150 mph). Nepartak is steadily moving to the northwest and will reach Taiwan by Thursday night local time. Conditions are favorable for additional strengthening, meaning that ...
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