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"Once a fearsome \"super typhoon\" that delivered a long duration blow to Okinawa, where nearly two feet of rain reportedly fell, tropical storm Neoguri will soon make landfall on the highly populated mainland island of Kyushu, Japan. It has weakened to just a shadow of its former self, with maximum sustained winds of just 70 miles per hour as of 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday. \nWhile the storm's winds will continue to weaken as the storm moves over land and encounters strong jet stream winds aloft that are helping to tear the storm apart, Neoguri remains a major hazard.\nThe storm's biggest threat lies in its capacity to produce heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding and mudslides. This is especially the case in southwestern Japan, where record rainfall that was unrelated to Neoguri has primed the ground for landslides. At least one landslide has already been reported in Nagano, which killed a 12-year-old boy, according to The Weather Channel. \n\nA more clear photo of the landslide in Nagano. pic.twitter.com/pTNxtayqFo\n\u2014 Robert Speta (@robertspeta) July 9, 2014\n\nCiting the Japanese Meteorological Agency, The Weather Channel also reported that 15.67 inches of rain fell at Ushibuka, on Kyushu's west coast, Sunday through Wednesday evening. Those rains were also unrelated to the approaching typhoon.\nJapan's NHK news agency is reporting that up to 28 inches of rain could fall in the higher elevations of Kyushu as the storm makes landfall and proceeds northeastward, passing near or over the islands of Kyushu, Shikoku and portions of Honshu, including the city of Tokyo, before reemerging over the Pacific Ocean. \n\nThe storm's slow movement of just 10 to 15 miles per hour heightens the threat of flooding.\nOkinawa offers a preview of what may be to come for Japan's more populated main islands. After being battered by winds gusting to 101 miles per hour, at least 17 inches of rain fell in about 24 hours in Nago, Okinawa, causing widespread flash flooding. The average monthly precipitation for July in Naha, Okinawa, is just 5.64 inches, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.\n\n\u53F0\u98A88\u53F7\u3001\u672C\u5F53\u306B\u306A\u3081\u3066\u305F\u3002\u5BAE\u5D0E\u306E\u307F\u3093\u306A\u3001\u672C\u5F53\u306B\u6C17\u3092\u3064\u3051\u3066\u3002\u81EA\u5206\u3082\u9811\u5F35\u308A\u307E\u3059\u3002\n\u6C34\u9053\u96FB\u6C17\u304C\u3044\u307E\u3060\u306B\u30B9\u30C8\u30C3\u30D7\u3002\u6B7B\u4EBA\u51FA\u308B\u305E\u307E\u3058\u3067\u3002 pic.twitter.com/3XTdav7GFL\n\u2014 \u5BAE\u539F\u7ADC\u9A0E (@M_Ryuki0529) July 8, 2014\n\nAt its peak, Super Typhoon Neoguri had sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, which made it the strongest Pacific typhoon so far this year. Typhoons are the same type of storm as hurricanes, just called a different name based on their location.\n\n\nTyphoon Neoguri\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFishing boats are tied with ropes at Tomari fishing port in Naha, in the southern Japan islands of Okinawa, Monday, July 7, 2014.\n\nImage: Kyodo News/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA high wave hits a lighthouse as Typhoon Neoguri approaches the Korean Peninsula in Seogwipo on Jeju Island, South Korea, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. \n\nImage: Ko Sung-sik/Yonhap/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVessels are moored at a port to take shelter from Typhoon Neoguri in Itoman, on the island of Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2014. \n\nImage: EPA HITOSHI MAESHIRO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA passer-by climbs over obstacles collapsed by powerful Typhoon Neoguri, which is approaching in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, the southern island of Japan on July 8, 2014. \n\nImage: The Yomiuri Shimbun/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA woman squats down to avoid strong winds brought by Typhoon Neoguri along a street in Naha on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on July 8, 2014. \n\nImage: JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoadside trees are blasted by strong winds along relatively empty streets in Naha on Japan's southern island of Okinawa as Typhoon Neoguri hit the area on July 8, 2014. \n\nImage: JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA tree on a street is knocked down by Typhoon Neoguri on July 8, 2014 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. \n\nImage: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA man removes a branch which was blown off by Typhoon Neoguri on July 8, 2014 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. \n\nImage: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHigh waves hit breakwater as Typhoon Neoguri approaches at Aki fish port on July 7, 2014 in Aki, Kochi, Japan. \n\nImage: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPowerful Typhoon Neoguri pounded the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, as residents took refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and storm surges. \n\nImage: Kyodo News/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA landslide caused by heavy rain in Nago, Japan's southern island of Okinawa on July 9, 2014. \n\nImage: JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA restaurant is destroyed byTyphoon Neoguri on July 8, 2014 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. \n\nImage: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeople look at a landslide caused by heavy rain in Nago, Japan's southern island of Okinawa on July 9, 2014. \n\nImage: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPedestrians walk against strong winds in Nagasaki, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu on July 9, 2014. \n\nImage: JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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