Kanu is at the level of a super typhoon.
Severe Typhoon Khanun (English: Severe Typhoon Khanun, international number: 1720, Joint Typhoon Warning Center: 24W, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration: Odette) is the 20th typhoon of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season a named storm. The name "Kanu" was provided by Thailand, and its name means jackfruit.
A tropical depression formed in the ocean east of the Philippines at 20:00 on October 11, 2017. Then the intensity continued to strengthen, and it intensified into a tropical storm at 17:00 on October 12. It landed on Luzon Island, Philippines at 03:00 on October 13, and then moved into the South China Sea. It intensified into a severe tropical storm at 23:00 on October 13, and intensified into a severe tropical storm at 22:00 on October 14. The typhoon intensified into a strong typhoon at 12:00 on October 15, and then began to weaken. It landed in Xuwen, Guangdong as a severe tropical storm at about 3:25 on October 16, weakened into a tropical depression at 14:00, and stopped being numbered at 17:00.
The origin of the naming of "Kanu"
In order to avoid confusion in typhoon names, the World Meteorological Conference held by relevant countries and regions in Hong Kong from November 25 to December 1, 1997 At the 30th meeting of the Typhoon Committee of the Organization (referred to as WMO), it was decided to standardize the naming of typhoons. Among them, tropical cyclones in the northwest Pacific and the South China Sea are named with Asian-style names. The naming method is: develop a naming list in advance, and then follow the order Recycle and reuse year after year.
This naming list contains 140 names, provided by 14 member countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region to which WMO belongs. Among them, "Kanu" is one of the 10 names provided by Thailand, which means jackfruit.