Photo/Illutration The predicted path of Typhoon No. 12 as of 9 a.m. on Sept. 12 (Captured from the official website of the Japan Meteorological Agency)

Typhoon No. 12, which was traveling around 30 kilometers south of Ishigakijima island in Okinawa Prefecture as of 10 a.m. on Sept. 12, is packing powerful winds and bringing torrential rain as it slowly moves northward.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said it is nearing the Sakishima islands in the prefecture, warning residents to prepare for a violent storm and high tides.

The typhoon had an atmospheric pressure of 955 hectopascals at its center at the time, with a 144 kph maximum wind velocity and 216 kph maximum instantaneous wind gusts, according to the agency.

Violent winds of more than 90 kph wind are blowing within a 130-km radius at the center of the typhoon.

In Okinawa Prefecture, strong winds with a 144 kph maximum velocity and 216 kph maximum instantaneous gusts are expected by the end of Sept. 12.

The typhoon has brought torrential rain in Okinawa Prefecture.

Haterumajima island in Taketomi recorded a record 352.5 millimeters of rain in the 24 hours until 9 a.m. on Sept. 12.

Some areas in the prefecture are expecting as much as 250 mm of rain in the 24 hours until 6 a.m. on Sept. 13.

In addition, Typhoon No. 13 formed in the seas east of Japan at 9 a.m. on Sept. 12.

Typhoon No. 13 is not expected to approach Japan, but instead move northward.

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