Typhoon Noru, the biggest typhoon in Japan since 1998!!!

*This is the video of river levels rising in Asuwa River in Fukui City with Typhoon Noru.

 

The typhoon season has arrived in Japan.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency,summer is the typhoon season in japan,

especially August is the month with the most typhoons.

 

The information below is the average number of typhoons

which occurred in Japan from 1981 to 2010.

 

January0.3 February0.1 March0.3 April0.6 May1.1 June1.7

July3.6 August5.9 September4.8 October3.6 November2.3 December1.2

Yearly25.6

*Reference from Japan Meteorological Agency’s website

 

Typhoon Noru as seen from the International Space Station on August 1, 2017.
Randy Bresnik/NASA/Twitter

 

Typhoon Noru as seen from the International Space Station on August 1, 2017.
Sergey Ryazansky/Roscosmos/Twitter

 

Speaking of having the most typhoons in August in Japan, Typhoon Noru, the fifth storm of the season has struck Japan and it is the biggest typhoon Japan has seen since 1998.

It occurred on July 21st, 2017 around Minami-torishima island which is located about 1,860 kilometers southeast of Tokyo and it is slowly moving through the main island of Japan and heading toward northern Japan.

 

The photographs above are the photographs of Typhoon Noru.

It is so big that it is visible from space.

 

The Asuwa river which flows through Fukui City has risen.

In Japan, next one or two days, we expect heavy rain and strong wind so please take care. It’s the best idea to stay indoors out of the danger’s way.

T.F