태풍 '링링' 주말 한반도 관통... 전국 비바람 피해 우려<br /><br />Be sure to have an umbrella handy this week,... because the autumn monsoon season is here.<br />On top of that,... Typhoon Lingling is forecast to slam into the Peninsula by the end of this week.<br />Eum Jiyoung has more.<br />The 13th typhoon of the season, Lingling, is likely to reach Korea by the weekend.<br />If it stays on its projected path, the entire nation will be under its influence.<br />Currently, it's lying several hundred kilometers southeast of Taiwan and gathering strength.<br />According to the Korea Meteorological Agency, as of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Lingling is forecast to approach the country's southernmost island of Jeju Friday morning.<br />It is then expected to pass through the capital region,... en-route to the eastern Gangwon-do Province the following day.<br />An expert at Kweather, a private Korean weather agency,... corroborated the national weather bureau's forecast,... saying the typhoon is currently headed North toward Jeju Island .<br />"Lingling is projected to reach full-strength on Friday around 9 p.m. packing winds of up to 37 kilometers per hour and the Peninsula will be under its influence this weekend."<br />He added that heavy rain is expected.<br /><br />"Typically, autumn typhoons bring heavy downpours that are caused by the combination of warm oceans and cold air.<br />Also, heavy precipitation is expected with the arrival of the typhoon coinciding with the autumn monsoon."<br />Meanwhile,... the lower regions of Gangwon-do Province and the southern parts of the country are already getting drenched,... and by this evening, rain will also fall in the country's central and western regions.<br />Also, parts of the southern coast and Jeju Island are receiving heavy rain of 10 millimeters per hour.<br />Seoul and the surrounding regions will see up to 300 millimeters of precipitation by Thursday.<br />Weather experts say the storm could cause serious damage if it hits the Peninsula,... so people are advised to make thorough preparations.<br />Eum Ji-young, Arirang News.<br />
