Typhoon Shanshan to stall, unleash life-threatening flooding in parts of Japan
A major typhoon is hitting Japan with intense winds and feet of rain before stalling over the country through the weekend.
A typhoon with an AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale of 3 is on its way toward Japan.
AccuWeather meteorologists warn Typhoon Shanshan will move very slowly over Japan through the weekend, creating life-threatening flooding. Already by Thursday morning local time, more than two feet of rain had fallen in some locations.
Severe weather conditions reached the island nation Wednesday afternoon. At Shinmon, 25.82 inches (656 mm) of rain had fallen in the 24 hours up to 10 a.m. local time Thursday morning. Wind gusts of 115 mph (51.5 m/s) were reported at Makurazaki early Thursday morning. Waves over 25 feet (7.7 m) were reported Wednesday at Yakushima.
Typhoon Shanshan on radar near landfall on Wednesday night local time.
The combination of high winds, storm surge, and flooding rain will cause Typhoon Shanshan to be a 3 on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Japan.
As of Thursday morning local time, Typhoon Shanshan had moved inland and continues to drift northward.
Shanshan is forecast to move slowly or stall over southwestern Japan this weekend before finally being guided eastward early next week.
Shanshan will produce feet of rain with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 36 inches (900 mm), across portions of Japan through Tuesday, Sept. 3. Due to the slow movement of the storm, heavy rain can result in areas of significant flooding, possible mudslides and transportation delays.
Additional reporting by AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls.
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