Typhoon threat

August 8, 2014

Powerful typhoon heading toward western Japan

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(Mainichi)

Powerful Typhoon Halong may hit western Japan on Aug. 9 and 10, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The agency has warned of strong winds, high waves, heavy rain and landslides as the typhoon is approaching mainland Japan.

As of 10 a.m. on Aug. 8, the typhoon, this year's 11th, was situated about 230 kilometers east-southeast of Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, and was moving north. The atmospheric pressure at its center was 945 hectopascals and it was packing winds up to 40 meters per second at its center. The maximum instantaneous wind speed was 55 meters per second.

Agency officials said the typhoon may approach southern Kyushu on Aug. 9 and hit Shikoku and western Honshu.

Moist air around the typhoon has flowed into western Japan, bringing over 50 millimeters of rain per hour to areas along the Pacific coast on Aug. 8. It may bring over 80 millimeters of rain in some areas of western Japan on Aug. 9.

Eastern Japan areas along the Pacific coast may also see heavy rain on Aug. 9, the agency warns. In some areas of the Kanto-Koshin region, there may be 200 to 300 millimeters of rain over a 24-hour period up to 6 a.m. on Aug. 10.

August 08, 2014(Mainichi Japan)