Video of Jelawat curtesy of the Weather Channel.
Posted by hanna on 9/29/2012, 6:13 pm
| The first of the different types of videos. Strong Typhoon Hits Okinawa Typhoon Jelawat hit Okinawa, Japan Saturday. Winds were reported at over 110 mph in Kadena AFB. http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/strong-typhoon-hits-okinawa-31422  ] Manila, Philippines Residents wade through a flooded street after a sudden heavy downpour in Manila on September 22, 2012 A Trail of Destruction Strong typhoon Jelawat was moving toward the Japanese mainland on Saturday after it battered southern Okinawa island with gusts strong enough to flip cars. (MORE: Jelawat Heads for Mainland Japan | Hurricane Central) Violent winds more than 145 miles per hour have injured at least 56 people, including a person in Okinawa who lost a finger as a door slammed shut on it due to strong winds, national network NHK said. The Okinawa Prefecture Police said it had counted at least 30 cases of typhoon-caused injuries as of late Saturday afternoon. Okinawa Electric Power said some 331,500 households in the island prefecture have suffered power outage. Winds have flipped over cars and blocked streets, adding to traffic chaos that included cancelled flights and ferries. It was moving northeast toward Tokyo at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, with gusts and heavy rains expected in the Japanese capital on Sunday and Monday, the agency said. The Weather Channel partner Agence France Presse contributed to this article.  A vehicle is overturned on a road in Naha city, Okinawa prefecture on September 29, 2012.  Naha City in Okinawa, Japan A vehicle is overturned on a road in Naha city, Okinawa prefecture on September 29, 2012.  Naha City in Okinawa, Japan A fallen tree caused by typhoon Jelawat lies on a street in Naha, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012.  NASA sees Jelawat This infrared image was created from AIRS data of what was once Super Typhoon Jelawat on Sept. 27, 2012 as the storm moved away from the northern Philippines. |
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car getting flipped during Jelawat - Fred, 9/29/2012, 9:33 am
- Better view, you can see the gust of wind - Fred, 9/30/2012, 2:31 pm
- Re: car getting flipped during Jelawat - jimw, 9/29/2012, 9:34 am
- Re: car getting flipped during Jelawat - hanna, 9/29/2012, 1:27 pm
- In case you were wondering what happened to AFN - hanna, 9/29/2012, 1:13 pm
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