Status:Ongoing analysis Material from: Linus
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On 12 October the super-typhoon Hagibis hit Japan. Torrential rainfall caused major floodings in the country.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50032170
The plot below shows the track and intensity of Hagibis in BestTrack (hourglass) and analysis (circle).
The plots below show observations and forecasts of 24-hour precipitation valid from 12 October 00UTC to 13 October 00UTC.
The plots below show the tracks (ensemble -grey, HRES - red, ENS control - blue, best track - black), position and intensity on 12 October 00UTC (ensemble - squares, best track - hourglass) in forecasts from 12 October (first plot) to 3 October (last plot). The cyclone was recognised as a tropical storm on 5 October. The forecasts missed the eastward kink on 9 October. Earlier forecasts also missed the timing of the northward turn.
The plots below show the cyclone intensity in terms of central pressure (top), maximum wind speed (middle) and the propagation speed (bottom) for the forecasts from 12 October (first plot) to 6 October (last plot).
The plots below show EFI and SOT for 24-hour precipitation on 12 October.
The plots below show anomalies of tropical storm strike probability 7-13 October in extended-range forecasts, starting from the latest forecast (7 October).