Strongest last week headed towards Japan . Typhoon Vongfong is the strongest tropical cyclone since last year 's Typhoon Haiyan , which had winds of 315 km/h ( 195 mph ) which devastated parts of the Philippines , leaving over 6,000 dead and more than 1,800 missing . Typhoon Vongfong follows CNN , which hit the country typhoon of 2014 . Storm has sustained winds of up to 219 mph and gusts of 178 mph . If it carries on its current course , storm expected to lose intensity before making landfall .
Strongest last week headed towards Japan . Typhoon Vongfong follows CNN , which hit the country typhoon of 2014 . Storm has sustained winds of up to 219 mph and gusts of 178 mph . If it carries on its current course , storm expected to lose intensity before making landfall .