On August 13, visitors to the Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo s Asakusa district braved an approaching typhoon on the afternoon of August 13. The eighth typhoon of the season made landfall on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture around 5: 30 p.m. on Aug. 13, bringing pounding rain and high winds that disrupted rail and air services, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The JMA warned residents in the Tokai region to be wary of flooding, landslides and strong winds because linear rainbands were also forecast.
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways canceled flights that were scheduled to depart and arrive at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. East Japan Railway Co. announced that local train services in Chiba Prefecture were suspended in the afternoon.
JMA officials said that as of 3 p.m. the typhoon had a central pressure of 998 hectopascals, maximum sustained winds of 72 kph near the center and maximum instantaneous gusts of 108 kph.
It was expected to move in a northeast direction off the Tokai coast and sweep over the Kanto-Koshin region as well.
The Pacific coast of eastern Japan was forecast to be affected by torrential rains through August 14.
The typhoon brought heavy rain to the region on August 13, with Aoi Ward in Shizuoka city recording 34.5 millimeters of rain in one hour and Omaezaki registering 33.5 mm.
As much as 300 mm of rain were forecast for Tokai during the 24 hour period until 6 a.m. on Aug. 14, 250 mm for Kanto-Koshin and 120 mm for the Tohoku region and Izu chain of islands.
Rainfall tends to become heavier if linear rainbands form.
The typhoon was expected to whip up waves on the Pacific side of eastern Japan. Waves as high as 6 meters were predicted for the Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions and Izu islands on Aug. 13 as well as 3 meters for the Tohoku region.
Meteorologists predicted maximum instantaneous wind speeds of 108 kph in the Tohoku, Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions as well as the Izu islands.