Fri Sep 2, 2011
Typhoon Talas
A large, powerful typhoon traveling off Japan's Pacific coast has moved closer to the Japanese archipelago where it is expected to bring torrential downpour and strong winds.
Japan's Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Talas was traveling slowly at 10 kilometers per hour (6 miles per hour) on Friday. It packed winds of up to 180 kph (110 mph), and set off heavy rains and strong winds, the Associated Press reported.
The large and strong typhoon is expected to make landfall in western or central Japan either Friday or Saturday.
On Thursday, Typhoon Talas caused downpours to strike a wide area of western, central and northeastern Japan from Yamaguchi Prefecture to Yamanashi Prefecture to Iwate Prefecture.
In Shunan, Yamaguchi, intense rainfall of 66.5 millimeters per hour was recorded, with rainfall of 69.0 mm in Yamanakako, Yamanashi, and 49.5 mm in Ichinoseki, Iwate, all records for September for the locations.
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