Typhoon Soulik is a strong and rather unusual storm as it nears landfall on Japan’s Ryukyu Islands. A typhoon approaching Japan in the latter half of August isn’t unusual on its own, but the ...

But they can be as small as 2.3 miles like Wilma in 2005 or expansive like Typhoon Carmen (1960) and Typhoon Winnie (1997) which tied for the largest spanning 230 miles.