Typhoon Faxai is tracking toward Japan's Honshu Island and will likely strike near Tokyo with damaging winds, heavy rain and battering waves.
Faxai is currently equivalent in strength to a Category 3 hurricane and is approaching Tokyo.
The potent typhoon is forecast to hit near Tokyo Sunday night into Monday, local time, with maximum sustained winds equivalent to a Category 2 or 3 hurricane.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a storm warning, high waves warning and heavy rain warning for southeastern Japan, including Tokyo.
A wind gust to 130 mph (58.1 m/s) has been reported just off the coast of Honshu at Kozushima Island, according to JMA.
Travel Alert September 2019: Typhoon Faxai to Affect Tokyo and Eastern Japan - The Gate
Faxai is currently equivalent in strength to a Category 3 hurricane and is approaching Tokyo.
The potent typhoon is forecast to hit near Tokyo Sunday night into Monday, local time, with maximum sustained winds equivalent to a Category 2 or 3 hurricane.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a storm warning, high waves warning and heavy rain warning for southeastern Japan, including Tokyo.
A wind gust to 130 mph (58.1 m/s) has been reported just off the coast of Honshu at Kozushima Island, according to JMA.
Travel Alert September 2019: Typhoon Faxai to Affect Tokyo and Eastern Japan - The Gate