Typhoon finally moves to sea of Japan

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August 11, 2014

Powerful typhoon moves to sea after pounding western Japan

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon moved to the Sea of Japan after making landfall in western Japan on Sunday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds across wide areas of the country, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Typhoon Halong, which landed in Kochi Prefecture early in the morning, was located over waters around 60 kilometers northwest of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, as of 5 p.m., heading north-northeast at a speed of 40 km per hour with an atmospheric pressure of 975 hectopascals at its center and packing winds of up to 162 kph.

Rainfall brought by the season's 11th typhoon exceeded 1,000 millimeters in Umaji and 900 mm in Niyodogawa, both in Kochi Prefecture.

Torrential rain was also recorded in Tokushima and Mie prefectures, but with the passage of the typhoon, the agency lifted a special torrential rain alert issued for Mie.

More than 320 flights were cancelled Sunday, while bullet train services on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen Lines were partially suspended.

In Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, a man swept away in a river the previous day was confirmed dead Sunday. A Kyodo News tally showed a total of six people died in accidents related to Typhoon Halong.

The Tokai, Kanto-Koshin and other regions were drenched, with hourly rainfall on Sunday reaching 71.5 millimeters in Tonosho, Chiba Prefecture, and 69.0 mm in Motosu, Gifu Prefecture.

The agency urged continued vigilance against heavy rain and strong winds in northern and eastern Japan.

August 10, 2014

Powerful typhoon heads north after hitting Shikoku region

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon began heading north after making landfall in Kochi Prefecture in western Japan's Shikoku region and hitting Hyogo Prefecture on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Typhoon Halong bringing heavy rain and strong winds across wide areas of Japan including those centered on Tokyo and Nagoya is expected to travel through western Japan toward the Sea of Japan later in the day, the weather agency said.

Rainfall brought by this typhoon has exceeded 1,000 millimeters in Umaji and 900 mm in Niyodogawa, both in Kochi Prefecture. Torrential rain was also recorded in Tokushima and Mie prefectures.

More than 200 flights have been cancelled and bullet train services on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines were partially suspended.

In central Japan's Gifu Prefecture, a man who was swept away in a river the previous day was confirmed dead Sunday, while a surfer was reported missing at a beach in Wakayama Prefecture.

Rainfall in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. Monday is expected to reach 400 mm in the Tokai region, 300 mm in the Kanto-Koshin, Shikoku and Kinki regions and 250 mm in Tohoku, according to the agency.

As of 11 a.m., the season's 11th typhoon was located at around Himeji in Hyogo, heading north-northeast at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour with an atmospheric pressure of 975 hectopascals at its center and packing winds of up to 162 kph.

August 10, 2014(Mainichi Japan)

Typhoon Halong heads north after hitting Shikoku; at least one dead

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A powerful typhoon began heading north after making landfall in Kochi Prefecture in western Japan’s Shikoku region and hitting Hyogo Prefecture on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. […]

August 9, 2014

Typhoon Halong projected to plow through western Honshu on Sunday

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JIJI

Typhoon Halong is expected to cross western Honshu from south to north on Sunday, the Meteorological Agency said Saturday.

The nation’s 11th typhoon of the year was projected to rumble across the Chugoku region on its way to the Sea of Japan after making landfall on Shikoku early Sunday, the agency said.

As of 3 p.m. Saturday, the typhoon had a central atmospheric pressure of 960 hectopascals and was traveling north-northeast some 160 km south-southwest of Cape Ashizuri in Kochi Prefecture at 15 kph. The maximum sustained wind speed near its center was 126 kph.

The typhoon spread heavy rain and wind from Kyushu to the Kii Peninsula on Saturday, prompting many towns and cities to issue evacuation orders or advisories.

Evacuation orders were issued in Yamaguchi Prefecture, part of the Chugoku region, in and Tokushima and Kochi on Shikoku, affecting some 2,700 residents from more than 1,300 households. Many other municipalities opted to take less urgent steps in areas ranging from Kyushu to the Kinki region, affecting more than 140,000 residents.

The typhoon also disrupted public transportation just as many families were preparing for the Bon holidays next week.

Airlines decided to cancel more than 400 flights, mainly those linked to Shikoku and Kyushu. Railways in the two regions canceled some train services.

The bad weather also delayed the start of the annual high school baseball tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture until Monday. It was the first postponement since the competition began in 1915.