Typhoon Choi-Wan Forms, Forecast to Approach Japan Mainland Wednesday

Typhoon No. 27, known as Choi-wan, officially formed in the Southern Pacific on Thursday, October 1, while Typhoon Surigae was bordering the Kanto region, according to The Japan News. The emergence of the new storm put two typhoons on the weather map around Japan at the same time.

Choi-wan located near the Mariana Islands

As of 9 a.m. on Friday, October 2, Choi-wan was located near the Mariana Islands and moving west southwest at 15 kph. The typhoon is forecast to approach Japan's mainland on Wednesday.

Choi-wan at a glance

• Storm number: Typhoon No. 27
• Name: Choi-wan
• Formation: Thursday, October 1, in the Southern Pacific
• Position: Near the Mariana Islands as of 9 a.m. Friday
• Movement: West southwest at 15 kph
• Outlook: Forecast to approach Japan's mainland on Wednesday

Surigae bordering the Kanto region

Attention in recent days had centered on Typhoon Surigae. The storm was described as a strong typhoon approaching the Japanese archipelago while weakening in intensity, according to a September 29 report. A forecast published the following day said Surigae would come closest to the Kanto region on Thursday morning, and by Thursday the typhoon was bordering the Kanto region.

Fatal rain and landslides earlier in the week

The back-to-back storms followed deadly weather days earlier. People were killed after a typhoon brought heavy rain to Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, causing landslides, according to a September 29 report.

With Surigae having bordered the Kanto region and Choi-wan now forecast to approach the mainland on Wednesday, two typhoons have loomed over Japan's weather outlook within the span of about a week.