Super Typhoon Kong-rey has one of the largest eyewalls ever recorded in the history of storms on Earth, "absolutely gigantic".

Newsweek's latest hurricane report says a hurricane expert is awestruck by the size of the eye of Super Typhoon Kong-rey as it approaches Taiwan.

Commenting on the size of Kong-rey's eye, WOFL meteorologist Noah Bergren in Orlando, Florida, noted: "Super Typhoon Kong-rey easily has one of the largest eyes of a major tropical system ever observed on Earth. It's absolutely massive."

AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alan Reppert said that having a large eye doesn't necessarily mean a storm is stronger. "A large eye means that the winds are blowing farther out from the center of the storm than if the eye were smaller," he said. He added that a strong storm that has existed for a long time will usually have a larger eye than a newly formed storm.

Most models predicting the potential path of Kong-rey have the storm making landfall on the southeastern coast of Taiwan and cutting across the island before heading out to sea. The storm will then turn northeast, away from China, and head out into the East China Sea.

The New York Times notes that Kong-rey's intensity is atypical for storms at this time of year during the typhoon season, and predicts Kong-rey will make landfall as a Category 4 storm on the Saffir–Simpson scale.

AccuWeather expert Alan Reppert warns that winds of up to 140 mph (225 km/h), with higher gusts, are possible in southern Taiwan, although Kong-rey is expected to weaken as it passes the island.

AccuWeather's typhoon forecast warns of significant damage to structures and landslides from Typhoon Kong-rey as up to 914 mm of rain is expected in Taiwan. The storm could maintain its intensity or intensify before making landfall today (October 31).

Heavy rain is also expected in eastern China and Japan as it moves along the path of Typhoon Kong-rey.

According to the latest typhoon update at 5 a.m. on October 31 from the Philippine weather agency on the development of Typhoon Kong-rey (local name Leon), severe weather conditions are forecast for Northern Luzon, Philippines as the typhoon nears the East Sea and moves near Batanes.

The center of Typhoon Kong-rey is located 100 km northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. The storm is moving northwest at 20 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h near the center and gusts of up to 240 km/h.

PAGASA forecasters said that Kong-rey will reach its peak intensity when it gets closest to Batanes in the next 3 hours but is currently unlikely to make landfall in the area. Kong-rey will make its first landfall on the east coast of Taiwan (China) this afternoon. PAGASA also did not rule out the possibility of the storm making a second landfall on mainland China in the coming time on November 1.

Kong-rey is forecast to weaken into a typhoon in the next 12 hours before making landfall in Taiwan (China). Interaction with the mountainous region on the island will lead to Kong-rey's continued weakening trend for the remainder of the forecast period.