Super Typhoon Saomai eyes Chinese Coast
Super Typhoon Saomai strengthened Wednesday morning, continuing a west-northwestward track toward a landfall south of Shanghai, China just after midnight, eastern U.S. time. Currently packing estimated maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (this would be a category 5 storm if it was in the Atlantic Basin), Saomai could be the strongest landfalling typhoon this season along the Chinese coast. One city, Wenzhou, with a population estimated around 2.5 million, could take a direct hit from Saomai's eyewall.