THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 3, 2022 at 18:28 JST
A powerful typhoon, the 11th of the season, was slowly making its way north toward Ishigakijima island in Okinawa Prefecture, resulting in orders Sept. 3 for residents of three municipalities to evacuate.
Strong winds powerful enough to topple old-style wooden-built structures were projected to reach the Sakishima islands from late Sept. 3 through early the following morning.
The three Okinawa Prefecture municipalities of Miyakojima, Ishigaki and Taketomi issued evacuation orders Sept. 3 for all residents.
As of 10 a.m., Typhoon No. 11 was about 150 kilometers south-southeast of Ishigakijima.
The typhoon had a central pressure of 955 hectopascals, with maximum sustained winds of 144 kph near its center and maximum instantaneous gusts of 216 kph. Winds of more than 90 kph were also blowing within a 130-km radius.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that the typhoon will also lead to unstable atmospheric conditions far from its course as it brings warm humid air to fronts in western and eastern Japan.
Close to 100 homes were reported to be flooded in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in eastern Japan.
The agency forecast torrential rain for large parts of Japan through Sept. 5.
The rainfall forecast for the 24-hour period until 6 a.m. on Sept. 4 was for as much as 250 millimeters in Okinawa Prefecture; 200 mm for the Tokai region; 150 mm for the Amami islands of Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan; 120 mm for northern Kyushu and 100 mm for southern Kyushu and Shikoku.
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Dump trucks are parked in front of a hotel entrance in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, to block heavy winds whipped up by Typhoon No. 11. (Jun Kaneko)
