Usagi has eclipsed Super Typhoon Utor , which hit the Philippines and South China last month , as the strongest storm of the year so far . CNN International is the most powerful storm in the world so far Saturday . It 's packing winds of more than 15 kph , equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane . Authorities in the Taiwan and Taiwan have issued storm warnings . `` It 's an incredible storm system , '' says a Usagi meteorologist .
CNN International is the most powerful storm in the world so far Saturday . It 's packing winds of more than 15 kph , equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane . Authorities in the Taiwan and Taiwan have issued storm warnings . `` It 's an incredible storm system , '' says a Usagi meteorologist .