Higos and Mekkhala have come and gone from the Kanto Plain, heading quickly northeast into the Pacific Ocean after dumping copious amounts of rain in the Yokosuka area. (Joint Typhoon Warning Center)
11:25 p.m. Saturday, June 27, Japan time: They each left copious amounts of rain in the Yokosuka Naval Base area. before Tropical Storms Higos and Mekkhala put the pedal to the metal and sped quickly northeast away from the Tokyo area into the northwest Pacific Ocean. Between 7 to 9 inches of rain fell at Yokosuka and its satellite properties, various weather outlets reported.
At 9 p.m. Japan time., Mekkhala was about 95 miles east of Yokosuka, streaking east-northeast at 55 mph, holding steady at 45-mph sustained winds and 60-mph gusts. Final warnings on Higos and Mekkhala have been issued by Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka remained in Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness Storm Watch through Saturday evening as a precautionary measure. Still a good idea to keep an eye out for flooding in low-lying areas, especially overnight in darkened places.
We’re still eyeing disturbance 95W Invest, which was about 3,035 miles east-southeast of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, at 9 p.m. Japan time. Model-track guidance and GFS and Euro forecast ensembles indicate passage north of the Marianas Islands in Japan’s general direction 10 or more days out. Storm Tracker has the watch.
