Overview
- Japan’s weather agency urges residents across the Izu chain south of Tokyo to stay vigilant through Thursday for windstorms, high waves and torrential rain.
- Halong is forecast to pass over the islands in the early hours of Thursday, then move east of the Kanto region in the afternoon and veer away from Japan Thursday night.
- As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, the typhoon carried a central pressure of 935 hPa, sustained winds near the center of about 180 kph and maximum gusts up to 252 kph.
- The agency may issue special warnings for windstorms and high waves on the Izu islands as the storm’s 95 km radius can produce winds of 90 kph or higher.
- Up to 300 millimeters of rain is expected in 24 hours, and a linear precipitation zone could form, raising risks of flash flooding and landslides.