September 13, 2016 
Check latest satellite imagery here.
Latest warning on the storm here.
2100UTC Thursday
– Two deaths reported after Typhoon Meranti came on shore Wednesday.
-Power at one point was out for up to 1,000,000 people.
1800UTC Thursday
JMA downgrades Meranti to a Tropical Depression
2200UTC Wednesday
VIDEO of a person on a moped getting blasted off their bike, don’t ride these things in a typhoon! ITS NOT WORTH IT!!
Video of #Meranti battering Pintung, Taiwan from my friend Dr. ChiMing Peng @weatherrisk pic.twitter.com/8jjIZM1tJj
— Bernadette Woods P. (@BernadetteWoods) September 14, 2016
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1705UTC Wednesday
Typhoon Meranti has made landfall around 0305CST or 1705UTC near Xiamen China.
Be sure to follow @earthuncuttv on twitter for reports from inside the storm.
0650UTC WEDNESDAY
Meranti passing the south west coast of Taiwan now impacting the more populated side of the island.
0600UTC WEDNESDAY
Incredible Footage out of Taiwan showing the power of Meranti
Video update posted on Mertani as it moves in to the Taiwan Strait.
0200UTC WEDNESDAY
First reports from the Batanes Gov. Marilou Cayco who stayed at the provincial Capitol to coordinate rescue and police teams she put on standby. She reported that the winds shook the building so hard “it felt like an earthquake.”
2340UTC TUESDAY
Typhoon Meranti makes its closest approach to Taiwan
2340UTC or about 0800 Taiwan Time Source CWB
2236 UTC TUESDAY
Northern extend of the storm shows slight weakening after interacting with the mountains of Taiwan.
2100UTC Tuesday
Outer eye wall of Meranti begins to impact southern coastline of Taiwan.
2015UTC Tuesday
Max wind gust reported in Lanyu Taiwan of 201kph. This gust is subject though as it is elevated along a cliff face instead of at sea level.
http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/observe/#self
1700UTC Tuesday
Typhoon Meranti pushes directly over the Batanes islands, winds estimated to be topping 300kph.
Meranti of the Batanes islands
1200UTC TUESDAY
Typhoon Meranti becomes one of the strongest storms in recent record topping Typhoon Haiyan with a pressure of 895hpa.
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