Heavy rain and strong winds<\/a> have already taken hold as the center of the storm sits just to the west of Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands, just south of mainland Japan.<\/p>\n Evacuations<\/a> have been ordered throughout multiple Okinawa municipalities, with emergency shelters open. Travel has been disrupted with hundreds of flights canceled through Tuesday.<\/p>\n TROPICS: SEASON\u2019S FIRST SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC WITH NEW AREA TO WATCH<\/a><\/p>\n The Naha Airport, which handles almost all major domestic and international flights, has closed for a full day on Monday for safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jangmi developed into a typhoon<\/a> on Saturday, before weakening to a tropical storm on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2026 FORECAST<\/a><\/p>\n The tropical storm is currently battering Japan’s Ryukyu Islands with damaging winds and heavy rain.<\/p>\n This includes the island of Okinawa, where the U.S. maintains a large military presence across multiple bases.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kadena Air Base has reported a wind gust of 74 mph, and Naha International Airport reported a gust of 77 mph.<\/p>\n By Wednesday in Japan, Jangmi will begin to affect the Japanese mainland.<\/p>\n The storm should be weakening at that point. However, a notable punch of rain and winds possibly topping 50 mph, will be likely for cities such as Osaka, Hamamatsu and Tokyo.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the FOX Forecast Center, from 1991 to 2020, the Western Pacific typically averages 26 named storms, 16 typhoons, and nine major typhoons per season.\u00a0<\/p>\n HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n Following an active start to the season \u2014 which has already produced four named storms, a typhoon, and a major typhoon \u2014 the FOX Forecast Center <\/a>notes that this trend could continue as El Ni\u00f1o intensifies.<\/p>\nTyphoon Jangmi track
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