Typhoon Halong was a very dangerous category 5 typhoon a few days ago. Halong was still a strong violent category 2 typhoon with winds of 85kts (about 98 mph) when the TRMM satellite saw it on August 5, 2014 at 1550 UTC. Rainfall derived from TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) data is shown overlaid on an enhanced MTSAT infrared image received at 1600 UTC. Rain was shown by TRMM PR to be falling at a rate of over 87 mm (about 3.4 inches) per hour south of the Halong's eye.

Typhoon Halong is predicted by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) to hit southern Japan with winds of 80kts (92 mph) in a few days.