Typhoon Janis (1992)

During its formative stages, Jannis brought winds gusting to 55 km/h (35 mph) and 64 mm (2.25 in) of rain in 24 hours to the island of Guam, but caused no major damage.[1] As Janis passed to the east of Taiwan, one fisherman was killed, and six individuals were missing when 8 m (26 ft) waves sank five fishing boats.[9]

The typhoon dropped heavy rainfall across much of the Japanese archipelago, across western and northern portions of Japan.[10] A peak rainfall total of 468 mm (18.4 in) was observed at Nagaoka District.[11] A peak hourly rainfall total of 66 mm (2.6 in) was observed in Ube.[12] Meanwhile, a peak daily precipitation total of 435 mm (17.1 in) fell in Kuraoka.[13] A wind gust of 57 km/h (35 mph) was recorded in the city of Makurazaki.[14] An airport at Amami Oshima measured winds of 127 km/h (79 mph) and gusts of 197 km/h (122 mph). Kadena Air Base reported maximum winds of 55 km/h (35 mph), gusting to 95 kilometres per hour (60 mph). The Marine Corps Air Station Futenma observed peak winds of 67 km/h (42 mph) and wind gusts of gust of 99 km/h (62 mph).[1]

All transportation was cancelled on Okinawa and the storm resulted in ¥27.4 million in damage.[15] A total of 8,293 households lost power in Tokushima Prefecture, and 25 roads were damaged in 156 location. Nearly 6,000 ha (14,825 acres) of crops were damaged. Prefecturewide, damage was estimated at ¥1.87 billion.[16] A 54-year-old farmer near Susaki was killed when he was struck by a falling rock.[17] Across Kōchi Prefecture, two people were wounded. Roads were damaged in 145 spots and 3,282 ha (8,110 acres) of crops were damaged. A total of 19,855 houses in 17 municipalities, including Susaki, suffered a blackout after falling trees downed power lines. Damage in the prefecture exceeded ¥2.86 billion.[18] Twenty-four flights were cancelled to and from Takamatsu Airport. A total of 964 homes lost power while 220 others were destroyed.[19] Five people were hurt in Ehime Prefecture. Nearly 45,000 households lost power and almost 7,000 ha (17,295 acres) of crops were damaged, amounting to ¥1.85 billion.[20] An 83-year-old woman from Kagoshima Prefecture was killed in the storm when a taxi was overturned by high winds.[21] Twenty-four people were injured and sixty homes were damaged.[22] Flooding and landslides forced 500 people to evacuate from the slopes of Mount Unzen.[23] Five people were wounded and sixteen individuals lost their homes in Oita Prefecture. Damage estimates were placed at ¥15.1 billion.[24] Elsewhere, damage in Saga Prefecture totaled to ¥2.15 billion.[25] Strong winds injured eight people in Fukuoka Prefecture, including three by falling glass. Twenty-eight homes were damaged and ten were destroyed. Damage was estimated at ¥20.6 billion.[26]

On Honshu, 830 ha (2,050 acres) of crops were damaged in Wakayama prefecture, which was estimated at ¥461 million.[27] Three people sustained injuries and twenty-five homes were damaged in Hyōgo Prefecture.[28] A total of 120 dwellings were damaged or destroyed and roads were damaged in 189 spots. Across five cities, nearly 13,000 lost power. Damage was estimated at ¥710 million.[29] A total of 917 power lines were downed in Hiroshima Prefecture. Forty flights were cancelled at the Hiroshima Airport while roads were damaged at more than locations. Across the southern portion of the prefecture, 19 landslides happened. Additionally, 428 homes were damaged and 25 other houses were destroyed. Damage estimates reached ¥2.11 billion.[30] Heavy rain caused rivers alongside the Japan National Route 315 to overflow its banks, which resulted in street flooding. A total of 165 homes were damaged in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Damaged was estimated at ¥1.08 billion.[31] Five people were killed in Kyoto Prefecture, including two swimmers that drowned offshore.[32] Twenty-two trains were cancelled on the afternoon on August 9 in Tottori prefecture.[33] Further north, lightning strikes led to 5,500 units losing power in Wakabayashi-ku, 1,300 others on Ōshima Island, and 1,300 others on Yamamoto.[34] Six dwellings were damaged in Aomori Prefecture. There, 12 roads were damaged and 2,556 power units were knocked out.[35] Seventy trains were cancelled in Hokkaido Prefecture. A total of 101 homes were damaged and 53 were destroyed, which resulted 437 homeless individuals. Sixty households were ordered to evacuate by officials. Damage there was roughly ¥7.2 billion.[36]

Typhoon Janis was the final of two successive systems to move over the Japanese archipelago,[1] with Tropical Storm Irving proceeding it.[37] Nationwide, twelve fatalities were reported and another was initially reported as missing.[38] Sixty-seven others sustained injuries. A total 1,561 houses were destroyed while 1,508 others were flooded.[10] Moreover, 47 ships and 4,802 ha (11,870 acres) were damaged.[10] High winds and torrential rains caused the temporary loss of electricity to 350,000 homes across the southernmost of Japan's four main islands.[21] An eight-hour suspension of high speed rail to Kyushu stranded over 20,000 people at Hiroshima Station.[9] Over 80 domestic flights in Kyushu were cancelled,[9] which left an estimated 45,000 travelers stranded.[17] Monetary damage totaled ¥74 billion (US$584 million).[10]