Tornado that hit central Japan city one of strongest on record in Japan

A tornado that struck a central Japan city last week during Typhoon Peipah was one of the strongest ever recorded in the country, packing winds of around 270 kilometers per hour, Japan's weather agency said Monday.The tornado that struck Makinohara and other areas in Shizuoka Prefecture on Friday logged the third-highest rating on Japan's tornado intensity scale, which goes up to 5 and has been in use since 2016, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.As of 2 p.m. Monday, a total of 89 people had been confirmed injured in connection with the typhoon and tornado, while about 1,900 prop…READ FULL ARTICLE