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10.3.2007 12:00 AM

Typhoon Krosa Grows Into Category 4 Hurricane

Still Hundreds of Miles from China, Storm Will First Bring Heavy Rain to Philippines and Taiwan

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By Dan Shapley

Typhoon Krosa underwent a rapid intensification today, as it grew from a Category 1 hurricane into a Category 4 major storm, or super typhoon, in a matter of hours.

The storm packs 138 mph winds, and is headed on a track that would take it north of the Philippines, over the norther portion of Taiwan and on to China in the next several days.


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