Japan orders evacuations and cancels 500 flights as Typhoon Dolphin approaches

Steady4 outlets reported this in 5 reports over 3 days

Fri, 7 August 2026peak 2 reports on Fri, 7 August 2026Mon, 10 August 2026

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Japan Times

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Channel News Asia

7 Aug, 02:44over 29 hours8 Aug, 07:40

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Fri, 7 August 2026
2 reports
- Japan Times02:44first to report
  Japan orders evacuations and cancels 500 flights as Typhoon Dolphin approaches
  The ‌typhoon has had maximum sustained winds of 144 kph with gusts reaching 198 kph and has been nearing ⁠a chain of islands between Kyushu and ⁠Okinawa Prefecture.
- news.az19:55
  Japan cancels more than 500 flights as powerful Typhoon Dolphin nears
  The slow-moving Category 1 typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 144 kph (89.5 mph), with gusts reaching 198 kph, according to the Japan Meteorologic...
Sat, 8 August 2026
2 reports
- Channel News Asia07:40
  Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall
  The typhoon recorded maximum sustained winds of 162kmh with gusts reaching 216kmh.
- 24sata (Croatia)08:45
  VIDEO Tajfun Delfin pogodio Okinawu, raste broj ozlijeđenih
  Tajfun je imao maksimalnu brzinu vjetra od 162 km/h, dok su udari dosezali 216 km/h. Gotovo 39.000 objekata u Kagoshimi ostalo je bez električne energije, dok je na Okinawi pogođeno nešto više od 12.000 objekata.
Mon, 10 August 2026
1 report
- Japan Times03:47
  Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
  The season's 15th storm is expected to make landfall in Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures as it heads toward the Sea of Japan.