Typhoon Faxai | tokyo typhoon
Pacifictyphoonin2019TyphoonFaxai,knowninJapanasReiwa1BōsōPeninsulaTyphoon(令和元年房総半島台風,ReiwaGannenBōsō-hantōTaifū),[1]wasthefirsttyphoontostriketheKantōregionsinceMindullein2016,andthestrongesttyphoontohittheregionsinceMa-onin2004.ItwasalsotheworsttohittheregionsinceTalasin2011,untiltheregionwashitbymoredestructiveTyphoonHagibislessthanamonthlater.[2]Formingasthefifteenthnamedstormofthe2019Pacifictyphoonseason,theprecursortoFaxaiwasfirstnotedasaweaktropicaldepressiontotheeastoftheInt...
Pacific typhoon in 2019
Typhoon Faxai, known in Japan as Reiwa 1 Bōsō Peninsula Typhoon (令和元年房総半島台風, Reiwa Gannen Bōsō-hantō Taifū),[1] was the first typhoon to strike the Kantō region since Mindulle in 2016, and the strongest typhoon to hit the region since Ma-on in 2004. It was also the worst to hit the region since Talas in 2011, until the region was hit by more destructive Typhoon Hagibis less than a month later.[2] Forming as the fifteenth named storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season, the precursor to Faxai was first noted as a weak tropical depression to the east of the International Dateline on August 29. The depression then entered the West Pacific basin on August 30. After moving in a general westward direction, the system strengthened into a named tropical storm by September 5. Faxai then strengthened into the sixth typhoon of the season the next day. Two days later, Faxai reached its peak strength as a Category 4 typhoon just before making landfall in mainland J...