Three Tropical Systems Spin Near Japan At Once; Typhoon Mindulle to Strike Tokyo

August 21,2016
Satellite imagery this weekend showed an interesting sight near Japan as a trio of tropical systems spun near the country.
On Sunday morning, Tropical Storm Lionrock was located off of Japan's southwest coast while Tropical Storm Kompasu was well to the north near Hokkaido Island. In between was Tropical Storm Mindulle, which strengthened into a typhoon early Monday morning, local time, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Mindulle will be the most impactful storm for Japan in the near-term.
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NASA satellite image of the three tropical storms near Japan on Sunday.

Typhoon Mindulle is forecast to move into eastern Honshu Island, Japan, on Monday, local time. The main impacts from Mindulle will be heavy rain, gusty winds, high surf and mudslides, including in Tokyo, which is expected to take a direct hit from this powerful storm.
(FORECAST: Tokyo)
As of Monday morning, local time, roughly 400 flights have been grounded in Tokyo, as they brace for a direct hit from Typhoon Mindulle.
Tropical Storm Lionrock could affect parts of Japan's Ryukyu Islands in the days ahead as it crawls slowly toward the southwest.
Kompasu had dissipated as of early Monday morning, local time.

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Here's one more look at the three tropical systems on a nighttime satellite image that also shows the city lights of Japan Sunday evening, local time.

(Image credit: Japan Meteorological Agency, CIRA/RAMMB)

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