Overview

• Japan’s weather agency issued a special heavy rain warning for the Izu Islands, where Hachijō recorded a record 207 mm in three hours and hundreds evacuated, then downgraded the alert as conditions eased.
• Local police reported three fishermen swept into the sea in Kanagawa Prefecture, leaving one dead.
• By midday Thursday, Halong was moving east-northeast about 210 km east of Hachijō around 30 km/h with peak gusts near 234 km/h, as flights and ferries were suspended and ships were urged to avoid the area.
• Forecasts indicate the transitioning system will reach the Bering Sea this weekend with hurricane-force winds and could amplify the jet stream toward a potential multi-day rain-and-snow event in Northern California early next week, with track and timing uncertain.
• Moisture from former Hurricane Priscilla is expected to raise flood risk in the Desert Southwest, with the National Weather Service projecting up to 4 inches in Arizona mountains and around 2 inches near Phoenix, plus strong storms near Palm Springs and Las Vegas.