Typhoon Ampil barreled toward Japan on Thursday packing strong winds and heavy rain, and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains in and around Tokyo.

       The powerful storm had maximum sustained winds of 104 miles per hour, equivalent to those of a Category 2 hurricane, on Thursday evening, according to the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center. By Friday, Ampil’s winds were expected to strengthen to 138 m.p.h., similar in strength to a Category 4 hurricane.

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       Source: Joint Typhoon Warning Center All times on the map are Japan time. Map shows probabilities of at least 5 percent. The forecast is for up to five days, with that time span starting up to three hours before the reported time that the storm reaches its latest location. Wind speed probability data is not available north of 60.25 degrees north latitude. By William B. Davis, John Keefe and Bea Malsky

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