Typhoon Haishen will turn flying umbrellas into weapons: Japan

TOKYO -- The extremely powerful Typhoon Haishen, approaching the shores of Japan, could knockdown power cables, overturn moving trucks and potentially turn flying objects -- such as umbrellas, wet towels and magazines -- into dangerous weapons, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned Saturday.

With Haishen potentially being of a scale seen only once in a generation, the agency is preparing to issue an "emergency warning" to Kagoshima, the southernmost prefecture in Japan's main southern island of Kyushu. If issued, it would be the first such warning outside the Okinawa islands since the system was introduced in 2013.