Satellite image of Typhoon Hagibis approaching Japan on Oct. 12, 2019. Even among these, however, Typhoon Hagibis stands out for its track and the amount of rainfall it delivered to highly populated areas in a short period. However, Typhoon Hagibis didn’t travel over land for a long distance, and therefore was more damaging. Japan can expect more high-impact storms like HagibisSuper Typhoon Hagibis as a Category 5-equivalent storm on Oct. 7, 2019. Typhoon Hagibis is extremely likely to increase this number to four.

Source: Washington Post October 14, 2019 15:15 UTC