Typhoon Dolphin Weakens to Category 3 but Storm Surge Threat Grows as It Approaches Okinawa

Typhoon Dolphin, 2026's fifth Category 5 storm, peaked at 175 mph after intensifying from a tropical storm in just 36 hours over 30°C seas. Now a Category 3 at 125 mph, it is forecast to make landfall in Okinawa as a Category 1 or 2. Forecasters warn its expanding wind field could shift the primary threat from destructive winds to storm surge along a longer coastline stretch.