Neoguri has been reduced to a typhoon with a Category 3 cyclone as it enters the eastern part of Miyakojima in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan.

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Typhoon Neoguri now has maximum wind speeds of up to 125 mph (183 kph) and wind gusts of up to 155 mph. Its general movement is towards north-northwest at a speed of 14 mph.

Neoguri may have reduced its strength but reminded of the devastating effects left by Hurricane Arthur, Category 2 cyclone, which made landfall in North Carolina of the United States Thursday evening, it has left streets flooded, caused power outages and even pulled trees from its roots.

The tropical storm became a typhoon Friday or an equivalent to that of a hurricane in the Western Pacific and slowly made its way west-northwest over the Pacific. It increased to a Category 4 cyclone Monday as it passes by the waters of the Philippine Islands. It is the strongest tropical cyclone this year so far.

Neoguri is expected to make a major landfall by Wednesday evening at the Prefecture of Kumamoto and traverse the direction towards Hiroshima. It will then lose more strength as it makes its way towards Matsuyama, Osaka, Nagoya, Takashi, Yamagata and Hanamaki before exiting the waters somewhere near Kuji in the Iwate Prefecture of Japan.

Current satellite images show how massive the typhoon is that is capable of dumping huge amounts of rains all over its path. It will also cause howling winds that can uproot trees and even pull-off roofs from houses.

The tail-end of the typhoon is currently at the northwestern tip part of the Philippine Islands and its eye is almost at Miyakojima Island, which is roughly 700 miles northwest, showing how much water Neoguri is carrying.

All are advised to take extreme caution in the path of the storm.

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