Severe tropical storm Chan-hom expected to make landfall near Tokyo
Tokyo Electric Power Company reported roughly 640 power outages in Ibaraki Prefecture as of 6:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom, known as Typhoon No. 15, made landfall in Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo on Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. This is the first time a typhoon has hit this region since records began in 1951, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency cautioned residents about powerful winds, high waves, and heavy rain, particularly in the coastal areas of the Kanto region, including Ibaraki, Tokyo, and the Tohoku region in the northeast.
The storm, with a central atmospheric pressure of 980 hectopascals, recorded maximum wind speeds of 25 meters per second and 35 meters per second. As of 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Tokyo Electric Power Company reported around 640 power outages in Ibaraki Prefecture. After making landfall, the storm is forecast to cross Honshu's main island from west to east and turn into a tropical cyclone before reaching the Sanin region off western Japan's coast.
By 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the storm had already reached maximum wind speeds of 23.7 meters per second in Ishinomaki, a city in Miyagi Prefecture on Tohoku, and 19.7 meters per second in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki. In Kuji, a city in Iwate Prefecture, 121.5 millimeters of rain fell over a 12-hour period ending at 3:20 p.m. Flights were disrupted at Haneda and Narita airports in Tokyo and the neighboring Chiba Prefecture due to the storm.
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