Typhoon No. 8 Strengthens Toward Japan as Double-Storm Risk Rises for June 27
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Updated · 朝日新聞デジタル · Jun 25
Typhoon No. 8 Strengthens Toward Japan as Double-Storm Risk Rises for June 27
3 articles · Updated · 朝日新聞デジタル · Jun 25
Summary
Japan’s weather agency now expects Typhoon No. 8 to reach Japan around June 27 with more strength than earlier forecast, reviving the risk of two typhoons affecting the country over the weekend.
June 25-27 could bring warning-level heavy rain, landslides, violent winds and high waves from Okinawa and Kyushu to Kanto-Koshin, with No. 8 likely feeding warm, moist air into the seasonal rain front.
Rainfall could reach 200 mm by June 26 in Tokai, Shikoku and northern Kyushu, then 300 mm by June 27 in Tokai and 200 mm in Kanto-Koshin, Kinki and Shikoku.
Okinawa and Amami may see maximum winds of 108 kph and gusts of 144 kph—strong enough to overturn trucks—while Typhoon No. 7 is forecast to pass near the Southwest Islands before curving toward Pacific coastal areas of western and eastern Japan.