Typhoon In-fa Heading For Tokyo Causes Mixed Reactions From Athletes
Meteorologist
Eric Holthaus tweet on Wednesday that it is possible that a typhoon could hit Tokyo within the next few days. According to Holthaus, the typhoon could hit at some point on Sunday, July 25, or Monday, July 26, just a few days after the beginning of the Tokyo 2020 Games.
If the models are right, there could be a typhoon headed for Tokyo on Sunday or Monday.
CNN has echoed Holthaus’ report, noting that as of 6 am EST on Friday, July 23, typhoon In-fa is around 200 miles from Okinawa, a prefecture off the southeast coast of Japan. The storm, however, is currently moving northwest with maximum winds of 95 mph (150kph).
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Key Points
Numerous flights in and out of Taipei and across the island have also been cancelled halting travel over pretty much the entire island.
Max wind gust have been seen in Lanyu up to 256kph. That is at a higher elevation though, Taitung near sea level in SE Taiwan reported 200kph.
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Ishigaki and Miyako Jima have also been side swiped by the storm. Max winds reported here is up to 76kph. Good news these islands are built for these kind of storms but the storm will be keeping people hunkered down through Friday afternoon.
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