Overview

• The Japan Meteorological Agency issued special warnings for violent winds and high waves for Hachijō Town and Aogashima Village in the southern Izu Islands.
• Typhoon No. 22 was analyzed at 935 hPa with maximum sustained winds of 50 m/s and gusts up to 70 m/s, moving north-northeast at about 20 km/h as of the afternoon on October 8.
• Forecasters expect the closest approach on October 9, with predicted peak winds of 50 m/s (gusts to 70 m/s) and waves up to 12 meters in the Izu Islands, and strong winds and 7-meter waves in parts of Kantō.
• Authorities warn of linear rainbands producing intense, localized downpours that could rapidly trigger landslides, flash flooding, and river rises.
• Miyake Village issued an all-area evacuation instruction, and the national government activated an information liaison office at the Prime Minister’s crisis management center.