Krosa is expected to be the third tropical cyclone to hit Japan in the wake of Typhoon Francisco and Tropical Storm Nari.As Japan recovers from the impacts of Typhoon Francisco and Tropical Storm Nari, Typhoon Krosa is expected to threaten additional impacts later this week.
Krosa would be the third tropical cyclone to make landfall across mainland Japan in as many weeks as active conditions across the western Pacific continue.Krosa is still located well to the southeast of Japan, though has far-reaching impacts with bands rain affecting islands from Ogasawara, Japan to the Northern Marianas.
Krosa may weaken to a tropical storm for a short time into the beginning of the week, though it should once again become a typhoon by the time it impacts Japan later in the week.The most likely areas for significant impacts are expected to be across southern Japan, including Shikoku, Kyushu and western Honshu.
Impacts will range from damaging wind gusts to flooding rainfall, mudslides and storm surge flooding along south-facing coasts.s the track of the storm gains confidence, rain amounts will be refined in the coming days. It is possible for some rain totals over 20 inches (500 mm) in southern Japan, especially near and along the southern coast of Honshu and Kyushu.
The heaviest rain is expected to remain to the south and west of Tokyo, though residence should still monitor the situation as bands of rain could still impact the city during the second half of the week.Residents in cities from Kochi and Osaka to Nagoya should continue to monitor this storm and have a plan in place should evacuations be ordered.
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