Satellite imagery captured Typhoon Usagi as it “rapidly” intensified while bearing down on the Philippines on Wednesday, November 13.This imagery, released by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University, shows the typhoon, also known as Typhoon Ofel, over a period of about 17 hours on Wednesday.Philippine weather officials said on Thursday that Usagi is nearing “super typhoon” status and is further intensifying.The typhoon was expected to make landfall along the coast of Cagayan or northern Isabela on Thursday afternoon, according to officials. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA/NESDIS via Storyful