Typhoon Shanshan set to become a ‘very powerful’ storm later this week

Storm Shanshan is predicted to develop into a “very highly effective” storm later this week, the Meteorological Company mentioned Sunday, bringing rain and gusts of wind to western and japanese Japan that would disrupt public transportation.

As of three:45 p.m. on Sunday, the storm was transferring northwest at a velocity of roughly 30 kilometers per hour, with a central strain studying of 980 hectopascals and most sustained wind speeds of 126 kph and gusts reaching as much as 180 kph.

The company mentioned the storm — the sixth hurricane to type within the space round Japan this month — may convey robust winds and doubtlessly extreme climate on Tuesday because it nears land, with sustained winds of as much as 162 kph and most gusts of as much as 216 kph forecast.