Typhoon VONGFONG Starts Hammering Small Japanese Islands

Image of Typhoon Vongfong taken at 0900 Hours UTC

The Japanese islands of Okinawa, Osumi and Amami are in for a rough time as Typhoon Vongfong barrels through them. The winds? 200-250 Kph. Okinawa will face the worst winds.

The typhoon will weaken when it makes landfall on mainland Japan at Miyazaki and Kagoshima. Winds of about 150 Kph. Hardly any consolation.

But the winds will further decrease as it moves through the other islands of Japan. Kyoto (October 13, 2014) will be let off with 90 Kph. By the time the storm passes Misawa (October 14, 2014) in northern Japan they will have dropped to 60-70 Kph.

Entire Japan will receive heavy rainfall between October 12-October 14.