Typhoon Faxai makes landfall in Japan
#Typhoon #Faxai made landfall in Chiba Pref. Monday morning (9/9) with its central pressure 960hPa and sustained winds 144kph. Faxai is the windiest typhoon to hit the Greater Tokyo area in recorded history. pic.twitter.com/j5TQQ2FF0q
— Sayaka Mori (@sayakasofiamori) September 8, 2019
2.5-minute rapid scan JMA Himawari-8 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images centered on Tokyo (with plots of hourly wind gusts) are shown below — wind gusts included 90 knots (167 km/h) at New Tokyo International Airport (RJAA) and 85 knots (157 km/h) at Tokyo International Airport (RJTT).
Himawari-8 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.4 µm), with hourly wind gusts (in knots) plotted in yellow [click to play animation | MP4]