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November 9, 2025 - Super Typhoon Fung-wong
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On November 7, 2025, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of dangerous Typhoon Fung-wong spinning in the Pacific Ocean. Near the time this image was acquired, Typhoon Fung-wong (called Typhoon Uwan in the Philippines) was carrying maximum sustained winds of about 105 miles per hour (169 km/h) which is the equivalent of a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Fung-wong was charging directly for the Philippines—and strengthening.
By the next morning, Fung-wong’s maximum sustained winds had reached 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) earning it the title of a Super Typhoon and raising it to Saffir-Simpson Category 3. Early on November 9, with maximum sustained winds of 135 miles per hour (217 km/h) Super Typhoon Fung-wong reached peak strength as a catastrophic Category 4 storm.
Fung-wong made landfall over the Aurora province in Luzon at 21:10 local time (1200 UTC/7:00 a.m. EST on November 9) carrying maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 km/h) (Category 3) and gusting up to 140 mph (230 km/h), according to information from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geographical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
After crossing Luzon, which is the country’s most populated island, Fung-Wong entered into the Philippine Sea and continued west-northwestward on a course expected to take it across Taiwan by November 13. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) forecasts that Fung-wong’s maximum sustained winds may be near 70 miles per hour (113 km/h), which is tropical storm strength, as it makes landfall over Taiwan.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 11/7/2025
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
On November 7, 2025, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of dangerous Typhoon Fung-wong spinning in the Pacific Ocean. Near the time this image was acquired, Typhoon Fung-wong (called Typhoon Uwan in the Philippines) was carrying maximum sustained winds of about 105 miles per hour (169 km/h) which is the equivalent of a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Fung-wong was charging directly for the Philippines—and strengthening.
By the next morning, Fung-wong’s maximum sustained winds had reached 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) earning it the title of a Super Typhoon and raising it to Saffir-Simpson Category 3. Early on November 9, with maximum sustained winds of 135 miles per hour (217 km/h) Super Typhoon Fung-wong reached peak strength as a catastrophic Category 4 storm.
Fung-wong made landfall over the Aurora province in Luzon at 21:10 local time (1200 UTC/7:00 a.m. EST on November 9) carrying maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 km/h) (Category 3) and gusting up to 140 mph (230 km/h), according to information from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geographical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
After crossing Luzon, which is the country’s most populated island, Fung-Wong entered into the Philippine Sea and continued west-northwestward on a course expected to take it across Taiwan by November 13. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) forecasts that Fung-wong’s maximum sustained winds may be near 70 miles per hour (113 km/h), which is tropical storm strength, as it makes landfall over Taiwan.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 11/7/2025
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
