Typhoon Man-yi (2013)

Typhoon Man-yi was a very severe storm that brought very strong winds and flash floods to Japan during mid-September.

Late on September 11, the JMA reported that the disturbance intensified to a tropical depression had developed about 565 km (350 mi) to the northeast of Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands.

[2] Late on September 14, Man-yi became a severe tropical storm, absorbing few dry air and making a small unbalanced eye.

[5] The storm made its first landfall in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture in 08:00am on September 15 as 2 people were reported dead and 6 missing.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, precipitation in the 48 hours through Monday morning reached about 300 mm in parts of the cities of Kyoto and Otsu — more than they usually get for the entire month.

[6] As of 09:00 pm on September 17, Typhoon Man-yi had weakened to an extratropical cyclone off Hokkaido, where up to 150 mm of rain was projected to have fallen by late Tuesday afternoon, the agency said.

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone , remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression