Sediment disaster warnings were issued in Kagawa, Tokushima, Kyoto, Nara and Wakayama prefectures. Evacuation orders were issued for some areas in such municipalities as Kobe and Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture.
One person each was slightly injured in Mie and Kagawa prefectures, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
At 3 p.m., Typhoon No. 21 traveled at a point 40 kilometers east-northeast of Maizuru at a speed of about 65 kilometers per hour. It had a central atmospheric pressure of 960 hectopascals, a maximum sustained wind speed of 40 meters per second and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 55 meters per second, the agency said.
Until Wednesday, the maximum instantaneous gust speed is estimated at 50 meters per second in Kinki, Tokai and Hokuriku regions, 45 meters per second in the Tohoku region and Hokkaido, and 35 meters per second in Chugoku, Shikoku, Kanto and Koshin regions and the Izu Islands off Tokyo, according to the agency.
The height of waves is projected to reach up to 10 meters in the Tokai region, up to nine meters in the Kinki region, up to eight meters in the Izu Islands, up to seven meters in the Shikoku region and up to six meters in Hokuriku, Kanto, Tohoku regions and Hokkaido.
In the 24 hours until 6 p.m. Wednesday, the maximum rainfall is projected at 300 millimeters in the Tokai region, 200 millimeters in Kanto and Koshin regions, 180 millimeters in Hokkaido, 150 millimeters in Hokuriku and Tohoku regions, and 100 millimeters in the Kinki region.
Source:the-japan-news.com