Typhoon Trami Makes Landfall in Western Japan

October 1, 2018

Tokyo- Typhoon Trami made landfall in western Japan Sunday night, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to wide areas of the country.

The 24th typhoon of the season made landfall around Tanabe in the western prefecture of Wakayama at around 8 p.m.(11 a.m. GMT). It is expected to sweep through the Hokuriku central and Tohoku northeastern regions toward Monday morning.

Rainfall of over 100 millimeters per hour was recorded in the southwestern prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima and in the western prefecture of Ehime.

A maximum instantaneous wind speed of 54.6 meters per second was recorded at around 7:30 a.m. on Nakanoshima Island, located off the southern coast of Kagoshima.

Sea levels reached record highs in some locations in Wakayama and neighboring Mie Prefecture.

Landslide warnings, and evacuation orders and advisories were issued for many areas.

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, halted all train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area from 8 p.m. in preparation for the typhoon. The move is believed to have affected about 454,000 passengers. The services will resume Monday morning.

Kansai International Airport in Izumisano in the western prefecture of Osaka shut down its two runways from 11 a.m. They will be closed until 6 a.m. on Monday.

The extraordinary measure came after Typhoon Jebi, the season's 21st typhoon, flooded the island airport, a major gateway to the Osaka area, leaving about 8,000 passengers stranded in September.

Due to Typhoon Trami, ANA Holdings Inc.'s All Nippon Airways canceled 450 domestic and 10 international flights across the country, and Japan Airlines canceled 360 flights, affecting about 79,800 passengers.

The typhoon was moving northeast around the central city of Nagoya at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour as of 11 p.m. on Sunday. It had a central atmospheric pressure of 965 hectopascals, packing winds of up to 40 meters per second. Its maximum wind speed was 60 meters per second. Jiji Press