TOKYO, Sep 04 (News On Japan) –
Typhoon No. 15, which fashioned on Thursday morning, is forecast to method Kyushu later in the present day. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a robust warning for potential linear rainbands, which may trigger extended heavy rainfall from southern Kyushu via the Tokai area.
As of 11 a.m., the storm was positioned roughly 60 kilometers south of Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture, shifting northward at a pace of 30 kilometers per hour. The central stress was measured at 1002 hPa, with most sustained winds close to the middle reaching 18 meters per second and peak gusts at 25 meters per second.
If the system maintains its present trajectory, it’s anticipated to method southern Kyushu considerably between early afternoon and night. The company warns that linear rainbands might type over southern Kyushu via late tonight.
Forecasts for hourly rainfall in the present day point out as much as 60 millimeters in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures. The complete rainfall via midday on September fifth may attain 180 millimeters in Miyazaki and 120 millimeters in Kagoshima. The Meteorological Agency is urging the general public to stay on excessive alert for doable landslides and flooding.
Shikoku Also at Risk as Typhoon Brings Torrential Rain to Kochi
As Typhoon 15 tracks northward, components of Kochi Prefecture have begun experiencing localized reasonable rainfall for the reason that early hours of the morning. The risk of linear rainbands creating from the night via the morning of September fifth may considerably enhance the danger of great flooding.
Rainfall projections counsel hourly precipitation might attain as much as 70 millimeters in sure areas. Through midday on September fifth, complete rainfall in components of Kochi may climb to 300 millimeters.
In response, the Kochi Local Meteorological Observatory has issued heavy rain warnings for the central and western areas of the prefecture. Residents are being urged to stay vigilant in opposition to potential flooding in low-lying areas and rising rivers.
JR has introduced that prepare providers on components of the Dosan and Yodo traces might be suspended for the complete day starting at midday.
Source: TBS