Typhoon Hagibis Could Match Fury of 1958 Storm That Killed 1,200 in Japan

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Typhoon Hagibis Could Match Fury of 1958 Storm That Killed 1,200 in Japan

By Makiko Inoue, Eimi Yamamitsu and Motoko Rich

Oct. 11, 2019Updated 6:52 p.m. ET

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/world/asia/typhoon-hagibis-japan.amp.html

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KYONAN, Japan — Typhoon Hagibis swirled toward Japan early Saturday morning, as residents in the most vulnerable areas moved to evacuation centers and forecasters issued extreme weather warnings for multiple prefectures along the country’s eastern coast.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said early Saturday that the typhoon was about 200 miles southwest of Hachiojima, a tiny island off the central east coast. with winds of about 100 miles per hour at its center. The agency said the storm was expected to make landfall on Saturday evening.

At a news conference Friday morning, the agency warned that Hagibis could be as severe as the Kanogawa Typhoon, one of the deadliest on record, killing more than 1,200 people when it hit Shizuoka Prefecture and the Tokyo region in 1958.

The agency said the southeastern Tokai region could be deluged by close to 40 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. The central region including Tokyo could receive as much as 24 inches during the period. The agency warned of flooding, mudslides and waves as high as 42 feet along the coast.

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[applegrove]

1. Vibes to those in its path.