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Typhoon Malakas Recap

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Typhoon Malakas formed right after Super Typhoon Meranti hammered Taiwan in September 2016.

Malakas' worst impacts were in Japan, though parts of Taiwan also saw heavy rain and strong winds.

Typhoon Malakas' Japan Landfall

Maximum estimated sustained winds were about 115 mph near the time of landfall early Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the equivalent of a Category 3 tropical cyclone.

A wind gust to nearly 100 mph was reported at Makurazaki in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nearby Ibusuki clocked a wind gust up to 95 mph.

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This aerial photo shows a submerged area in Nobeoka, Miyazaki prefecture, southern Japan Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. (Hiroko Harima/Kyodo News) — This aerial photo shows a submerged area in Nobeoka, Miyazaki prefecture, southern Japan Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016.
(Hiroko Harima/Kyodo News)

Late on Sept. 19, Takanabe in Miyazaki Prefecture reported a rain rate of 4.33 inches (110 millimeters) in one hour, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Over 22 inches (578 mm) of rain was tallied at one location, coincidentally named "Sunny Place" in Miyazaki Prefecture on Kyushu Island in the 24 hours ending the morning of Sept. 20.

The heavy rain led to flooding in parts of Japan. For more details, see the link below.

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Malakas First Impacts: Taiwan and Japan's Ryukyu Islands

Before reaching mainland Japan, Malakas moved between northeast Taiwan and Japan's southern Ryukyu Islands.

Wind gusts were reported up to 59 mph on an elevated station at Lanyu, Taiwan, and 38 mph in Hualien province in eastern Taiwan on Sept. 17.

In Japan, wind gusts up to 100 mph were reported in Yonagunijima where the eye directly passed overhead. Gusts to 60 mph were reported in Ishigaki in the far southern Ryukyu Islands early Sept. 17.