Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for LINGLING-25
in Japan

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone LINGLING-25 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1001198
Name LINGLING-25
From - To 19 Aug - 22 Aug
Exposed countries Japan
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 83 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge 0.5 m (21 Aug 02:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Low (Japan)

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 83 km/h 0.5 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 94 km/h 0.7 m 549 mm 0.5
GFS 58 km/h 0.5 m 186 mm 0.5
ECMWF 76 km/h 0.4 m 719 mm 0.5
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Japan - Tropical storm LINGLING (ECHO 27 Aug 2025)Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:16

  • A new tropical storm named LINGLING formed over the northern Philippine Sea on 19 August and started moving north toward southern Japan as a tropical depression and tropical storm. It made landfall over the coast of south-western Kyushu island on 21 August after 6.00 UTC, with maximum sustained winds up to 83 km/h (tropical storm). On 22 August at 3.00 UTC, its centre was located offshore between the Kyushu island and the Shikoku island, with maximum sustained winds of 46 km/h (tropical depression).   
  • Its passage over the Kyushu island caused heavy rainfall, floods and landslides. National authorities issued several evacuation orders over the affected area.
  • On the forecast track, LINGLING is expected to continue moving eastward just south of the Honshu island (the main island of the country), further weakening and dissipating on 23 August.
  • Over the next 48 hours heavy rainfall is still forecast over Kyushu island and Shikoku island.
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