The 2014 tropical storm season has favored the Pacific, while it’s been much quieter in the Atlantic The Pacific tropical season has been an active one. We’ve seen 19 storms so far this year, with 16 being average total seasonal number. The 19th is Vongfong, currently hammering Japan . Meanwhile, the Atlantic season has been very quiet. Gonzalo is

According to the (Joint Typhoon Warning Center) (JTWC) Super Typhoon Haiyan continues to pack winds equivalent to a category 4 hurricane as it pushes west, and northwest into the South China Sea. Haiyan was the strongest cyclone to make landfall this year packing sustained winds over 190 mph, with gusts well over 200 miles an hour. Haiyan is forecast to make it's second landfall sometime Sunday in Vietnam. Maximum sustained winds are forecast to drop to 95 - 10