TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Japan’s climate company stated on Monday that highly effective hurricane Khanun is predicted to method the nation’s southwestern major island of Kyushu later this week, presumably bringing torrential rain to elements of the realm.
Khanun, the sixth hurricane of the 12 months, after slowly transferring across the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, is advancing eastward, with Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami area and different areas coming into its storm zone, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) stated.
Weather officers urged nice warning, as linear rainbands identified to convey heavy downpours may develop within the southern elements of Kyushu and the Amami area by means of Tuesday morning.
As of 11 a.m. Monday, Khanun was transferring in a north-northeast route east of Amami-Oshima Island with a middle atmospheric stress of 970 hectopascals, packing winds of as much as 144 km per hour, the company stated.
Rainfall within the 24 hours by means of 6 a.m. Tuesday is forecast to achieve as much as 300 mm within the Amami space and southern Kyushu, and 250 mm within the western Shikoku area and central Tokai area, it added.
The hurricane will later change its course northward and is predicted to method the primary island of Kyushu on Wednesday, stated the JMA.