Tropical Storm Dianmu Aimed for Korea

August 10, 2010 at 12:25PM

Tropical Storm Dianmu will sweep through southern Korea with strong winds,torrential rain and will bring with it the potential for flooding.As of Tuesday morning, EDT, the center of Dianmu was located about 300 milessouth of Seoul, South Korea. Movement was towards the north at nearly 15 mphwith highest sustained winds of 55 to 60 mph.

Veering northeastward, Dianmu will sweep across South Korea later Tuesdayinto Wednesday.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Such a track would bring with it a serious threat of flooding rain, mostlyto southernmost Korea.

A lesser threat of damaging winds would accompany the storm.

Later in the week, Dianmu will cross northern Japan as a tropical rainstormwith some heavy rain.

Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews.

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